Saab are celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the Saab Convertible this year. Today we take a peek into to the development of this model, one that was so unexpected from a Swedish company. The guy generally credited with the birth of the Saab Convertible is Bob Sinclair. ‘Uncle Bob’ joined Saab in 1958 and later in his career – after […]
Bob Sinclair on the birth of the Saab Convertible Read Post »
This is just a short one, but when I heard it an hour or so ago, I figured it was one of those little milestones that ought to be mentioned. It’s with no small amount of joy that I can point out to you that production of the 2011 model year Saab 9-4x started on Monday 16th of May. The
Saab Chairman, Victor Muller, addressed the assembled Saab workforce at 12:30pm today. UPDATE: Notes from Victor Muller’s address are now posted below. — Notes from the address by Victor Muller to Saab employees – Tuesday 17 May – Victor began the address with a heartfelt apology to staff for having put them in this position. He mentioned a commitment made
Following are a number of questions and answers that I know are on people’s minds with regards to the recent deal Saab struck with Hawtai Motor Group, from China. —— Q: What does this deal mean for the financial future of Saab Automobile? This agreement with Hawtai, along with the convertible loan agreement with Gemini, means that Saab has effectively
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Following the deals signed earlier this week, Saab are now negotiating with suppliers to ensure parts delivery and the intention is to restart with limited production in the Saab factory tomorrow. Below are a couple of photos from inside the Saab factory in Trollhattan today. Whilst maintenance crews have been on site for all of the shut down period, they
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I’m spending quite a lot of time at the moment just visiting various departments within Saab, getting to know what they do. I spent a little time today at the climate controlled wind tunnel facility, where they can do various types of wind tunnel testing (though not aerodynamic testing, as it’s too small for that). The wind tunnel can be
Can you imagine driving a car with a cockpit like your living room, complete with swivel chairs, cabin-wide screens and electronically tinted glass to keep out the sun? How about active suspension systems that automatically adjust camber and toe according to driving conditions, along with composite inboard braking, or even wireless driving, braking and steering. Sounds like fantasy-land? Perhaps. But
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I was up at the Saab Technical Center yesterday, gathering some material for a post that will appear here on Inside Saab next week, when I saw these fantastic old black and whites showing some Saab crash testing conducted back in the late 1960s. Saab’s crast test facility here in Trollhattan is now a very high-tech affair, having been completely
