Swadeology

Press Release: Saab Automobile Update On Voluntary Reorganization

Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB (collectively Saab Automobile) aim to submit their appeal on the District Court’s decision to reject Saab Automobile’s proposal for voluntary reorganization on Monday September 12, 2011. In yesterday’s decision, the District Court argued that the application of […]

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Editorial

Thoughts on Saab’s reorganisation application and rejection

Enthusiast first. Employee (close) second. Like most of you who have been part of my personal journey with Saab, I thought we’d seen the end of the extreme ups and downs surrounding this company when it was sold by General Motors last year. The sale process was a tumultuous one, certainly busier than this in a media sense, but I

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News

Press Release: Court rejects voluntary reorganization application. Saab Automobile to appeal decision

Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 8 September 2011 Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that the District Court in Vänersborg, Sweden today rejected the proposal for voluntary reorganization by Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB (collectively Saab Automobile). Saab Automobile is disappointed with the ruling and will appeal the District Court’s decision. Swan will

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News

Reorganisation application rejected by Swedish court

If you haven’t heard already, our application for reorganisation has been denied by the district court in Vanersborg. This has just happened, 20 minutes ago, so I can’t provide any reaction as yet, nor forecast any future happenings. We’ll keep you posted.

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News

Video: Press Conference 7 September – Reorganisation

For those who are relying on news reports as to what happened yesterday, you can see the full press conference plus questions for yourselves in the video, below. Provided by Swedish Television. —— —

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Inside Saab Automobile

Today at Saab Automobile – reorganisation announcement

Saab Automobile lodged an application for reorganisation today. A decision on this application is still pending as I write this. If granted, the reorganisation process will allow us court protection from creditors’ actions whilst we continue making the financial arrangements we need to carry us into our long-term deals with partners from China. As you might imagine, it was a

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News

Press Release: Saab Automobile AB Files For Voluntary Reorganization

The following is a release from Swedish Automobile: —— 7 September 2011 Saab Automobile AB Files For Voluntary Reorganization, Saab Automobile Parts AB And Overseas Subsidiaries Excluded Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain AB and Saab Automobile Tools AB (collectively Saab Automobile) will file for voluntary reorganization today at

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Inside Saab Automobile

Some Saab production numbers

We have a little database here and I was able to get a few numbers out of it (OK, not me, but someone who was very kind and helpful). I thought those numbers might be interesting for a few people to look at. These are production numbers from 1950 up until the end of 2010. They include Saabs built outside

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Events

Images from Swedish Car Day 2011 (Boston, MA)

These are the first images that have come through to me from Swedish Car Day 2011, hosted by Charles River Saab in Boston, MA. I was so sad to miss this event and I’m really pleased to see that it went ahead after Hurricane Irene stopped the event being held on it’s intended date a week earlier. My thanks to

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Inside Saab

Saab Sonett sets Bonneville land speed record

I wrote about Bertil’s experience at Bonneville Speed Week last week. Bertil set a new record in the J-PRO class in his two-stroke Saab 96. Bertil wasn’t the only person running a Saab at Bonneville this year. He wasn’t the only guy to set a new land speed record in a Saab, either. Tom Donney was there, too, with his

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Events

Events (GB) – Nomad roaming cinema, driven by Saab

How do you make a cinema pop up in the middle of…… anywhere? —— This is the Nomad. A roaming cinema, the first of its type in Great Britain and it’s playing at locations around London and the South East. Thanks to Saab Great Britain, you can enjoy a 2-for-1 ticket offer for selected screenings. The Nomad driven by Saab

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