Earlier today I wrote an article here at Inside Saab that may have left the impression that a vote would be taken at the creditors meeting underway today at the district court in Vanersborg. That impression would be incorrect. I’ve received some information internally that spells out the following, which should help those interested in the process Saab is currently […]
Trollhättan, Sweden: Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) has appointed Göran Ejbyfeldt as new Vice President & Head of Manufacturing and Quality effective 1 December. Ejbyfeldt succeeds Gunnar Brunius, the current Vice President Manufacturing & Purchasing, who will pursue a new opportunity in his career with Volvo Aero AB. Ejbyfeldt will assume responsibility of manufacturing on top of his current role
It was good to have a weekend to get away from things, to recharge a little and come back ready to tackle all the things waiting to be done. Monday morning is upon us and it’s a new week, and another big week for Saab Automobile. Our Memorandum of Understanding with new prospective owners Youngman and PangDa was signed just
The deal to sell Saab came through in the late afternoon for me here in Australia. There were a couple of conference calls back to the office and a few emails here and there, just to try and share the moment with my colleagues back in Sweden. It’s hard being so far away, sometimes. I wanted to provide some personal
Saab’s Chairman and CEO, Victor Muller, spoke with Swedish Radio this morning about the deal just announced to sell Saab to Youngman and Pang Da. As you can tell, the whole thing’s been pretty tiring for him and the Saab executive team. Saab lives, as we all believed it should. Lyssna: Victor Muller om att Saab blir kinesiskt ——
Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 28 October 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that it entered into a memorandum of understanding with Pang Da and Youngman for the sale and purchase of 100% of the shares of Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) and Saab Great Britain Ltd. (Saab GB) for a consideration of EUR 100 million. Final agreement between the parties
Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 28 October 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that it issued a subscription notice for 3 million shares under the current EUR 150 million equity facility between Swan and GEM Global Yield Fund Limited. The exact number of shares to be issued and the price thereof will depend on the pricing period which commences today. In
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Could this be the northernmost Saab ….. (cue Clarkson voice) ….. in the world? Arjan Bronkhorst is a professional photographer – and a Saab fan – so when he spotted an early model Saab 900 abandoned in Spitsbergen he just had to get a shot of it. Link: Arjan Bronkhorst Photography. Make sure you click to see this one enlarged.
I have a feeling that next week, we’re going to be liking a lot of links from Ohio! For this week, however, here’s a quick run down of some key Saaby stories on the web. —— Life with Saab has what I think is a good outsider analysis of what’s expected to be happening today at Saab. I wish there
UPDATE: We are now over 99,400 fans and growing. The ETA for 100,000 is somewhere early next week. We’ve already received in excess of 1,000 images for use in the mosaic but we want more!!! I’m preparing two mosaic base images, one modern and one historic. They’re looking great in the trial runs so far, so get your images in
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Saab of North Olmsted are undertaking a massive Saab promotion next month and if you’re in their region, north-eastern Ohio, then YOU could play a big part in it. For four consecutive weeks, Saab of North Olmsted will give out 100 cars for week-long test drives as part of a competition/promotion they’re running. Do the math – they’re looking for
