Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces it has received a commitment from North Street Capital, LP (North Street) on the funding of Swan and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile). The offer consists of the following transactions: Subscription to 2,386,635 ordinary shares in the capital of Swan at a price of USD 4.19 per share for the purpose of funding […]
I saw this earlier today and just had to share….. Our design chief, Jason Castriota, has done some very cool things in the past. This very exclusive, one-off Lancia Stratos is one of them. Yes, this car was done by the same guy who’s leading the design team working on your future Saab 9-3 replacement. Doesn’t that get you just
Many of our staff get to drive new Saab vehicles as part of their daily routine. A lot of them are testing vehicle components, or they might have a car assigned to their area for use. There’s a quite a lot, a majority in fact, who don’t. And seeing many of them have some down time at the moment, we
The summer events program for car enthusiasts in North America is coming to a close now that winter draws nearer. Last weekend, Mitchell Saab in Connecticut held it’s 30th annual Swedish beauty contest along with it’s sister Volvo dealership. Steve F, who runs the Saabfans weblog, attended the event and was kind enough to send along some photos for me
I know we have some Saab fans in Canada as I’ve met a few of them in my travels. There’s a small but hardcore group out in the Pacific Northwest and I can well remember the large group from Toronto that got together for a support convoy there last year, even getting some significant news coverage at the time. I
Fan Week – Some Saab appreciation in a new found land Read Post »
G’day everyone, I’m sure there’ll be some significant news this week and we’ll cover it as it happens. But I also wanted to share a little of what you’re doing in the Saab world – ie. our customers, our fans. There have been quite a few events on recently, and I’ve received a couple of personal emails from people that
Some internal news from Saab: Many have highlighted October 14 as a possible date when the NDRC would take its decision regarding Saab’s planned business agreements with Pang Da and Youngman. For third parties it is not possible to know exactly when authorities like the NDRC will take their decisions. The reason for October 14 spreading the way it has,
We’re yet to see the full depth of Jason Castriota’s design work for Saab Automobile – a fact not lost in this NY Times profile of Saab’s current design chief. This brief profile ends a little too quickly for my liking, but it’s a nice backgrounder for those who don’t know a lot about Jason’s career so far. Right: Jason
New York Times profile Saab Designer, Jason Castriota Read Post »
It’s always great to see our dealerships conducting activities like these to bring their customers together. Mitchell Saab are a long-standing Saab and Volvo dealership based in Simsbury, Connecticut – right in the heart of Saab country in the USA. This weekend, they’re hosting their 30th Annual Swedish Beauty Contest. There will be a free Mini Detail and Service Clinic
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Back in July, I shared a story from Spain about one of our Saab Spain employees participating in – and dominating – a fuel economy challenge with the Saab 9-5. Ramon Cano and his co-driver, a local journalist from magazine Autofacil, employed some efficient driving techniques and guided their Saab 9-5 to a 17% improvement over the official fuel economy
Saab 9-5 succeeds in fuel economy challenge (again) Read Post »
Trollhättan, Sweden: Management of Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) confirm that the reorganization is progressing and that a first payment by Youngman under the bridge loan funding commitment as announced on September 12 was received by Saab Automobile. Further payments under the amended and final bridge loan agreements signed between Youngman and Saab Automobile are
