The following was sent in via email from AJ Murphy, General Manager of Just Saab, a dealership in Cincinnati, Ohio. —— It’s no surprise to anyone that has followed the Saab business for the last couple of years that we are an easy target in the media. Often there are biased, personal feelings dominating articles and commentary. Understandably expected by […]
Yesterday I posted a reminder about Swedish Car Day, due to be held this Sunday in Boston. Unfortunately it seems that Mother Nature might be making plans of her own…… Due to the impending hurricane which is forecast to be in New England this weekend, Swedish Car Day might be rescheduled. This would also include the Swedish Car Day Rally
Update: Swedish Car Day (in Boston) threatened by hurricane Read Post »
Whilst the newspapers and web columnists have been talking us down, you’ve been hearing plenty from me about the reasons I believe Saab will survive it’s current difficult times – brand, factory, product and people. Perhaps it’s time to hear from someone else. The following was written in comments to this website by Derek M, who attended the Saab Owners
Yesterday, we informed staff that there was a risk that the payroll due on August 25 would be delayed. We can now confirm that there is a delay. The company is working hard to secure financing, enabling us to fulfill our commitments. At present we cannot confirm a date for the payment of salaries but we will continue to provide
Inside Saab: More information about salaries and factory staff Read Post »
Swedish Car Day 2011 is coming up very soon and once again, I can highly recommend the gathering for anyone within travelling distance of Boston. I wish I could be there myself. I attended Swedish Car Day in 2010 and I can tell you it’s one of the best events I’ve had the good fortune to be at. Boston is
Just a little bit of housekeeping…… We like to chat here at Inside Saab but we know that sometimes, when people are confronted with a comments system that looks a little different, they might be inclined to shy away. Inside Saab uses a comments system called Disqus. It provides us with some good moderation tools and also lightens our server
Enthusiast first. Employee (close) second. One of the reports that’s really turned into a kick in the guts for a lot of the people that I talk to at Saab, and for our dealer body worldwide, is a report going around via the Associated Press at the moment. It’s basis was in Swedish media late last week and elements of
A month or so ago we were running a few test rides in our Saab 9-3 ePower vehicle at a Swedish event called Almedalen. Once the Saab 9-3 ePower returned to Trollhattan, I jumped in for a quick ride and we decided to shoot this short video of the car in action. The video was shot just outside our technical
Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) announce that there is a risk of delayed payment of August wages to Saab Automobile employees as some of the funds that were committed by investors may not be paid in time to effect such salary payments. Saab Automobile is taking all necessary actions to collect these funds
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Re-posted – I put this one up on site late last week but it wasn’t really the best time for everyone to see it. So here it goes for another run! —— Kenneth Backlund and Kent Andersson from the Saab Performance Team put on a two-man precision driving show at the recent IntSaab 2011 event, held in Finland. Enjoy! —
Top Gear Magazine in the Netherlands is very interested in current stories surrounding Saab. They’re keen to support the company in an hour of need and in a gesture of goodwill, are offering free subscriptions to the Dutch Top Gear magazine to anyone who picks up a new Saab in Holland. Nice work, gents. A small token that’s much appreciated.
