Enthusiast first. Employee second. A very close second, mind you. But I’m still here writing this from my flat in Trollhattan, first and foremost, because this is where my heart is (family aside, of course). Yesterday’s announcement was a kick in the guts once again for 1,600 of Saab’s 3,600 workers here in Sweden. For those who missed it, Saab […]
Thoughts on our recent announcement re: salaries Read Post »
It’s time for our wrap of what happened in the Saabosphere over the last week or so. Of course, our ongoing situation continues to make the headlines. There are some good services and some not-so-good services for keeping up with that. A few of the good enthusiast sites who cover the news in detail are Life with Saab and Saabs
Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 26 July 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) has delayed payment of the wages to its white-collar employees as some of the funds that were committed by investors were not paid in time to effect such salary payments. Saab Automobile is taking all necessary actions to collect these funds and
The 2011 Midnight Sun Rally ended just over a week ago and there were a lot of Saabs entered in the event. If you haven’t seen the Midnight Sun Rally photo album yet, then make sure you click on that link and check it out. Most of the Saabs at the event competed in the Regularity Class. This is not
Something quite cool happened at the recent Almedalen conference – a big gathering of political, social and business movers and shakers here in Sweden. A small company called Great Beyond wanted to show their skills (PR, social, etc) and decided they’d help out at Almedalen using Saabs as their vehicle of choice. What unfolded was a wonderful service for busy
From the brilliantly (re)named Trionic Bros racing team in the US…… Press play. Close your eyes. And just listen. —— I actually heard recently that the beautiful sound of the Saab 16V was actually somewhat unintentional. That’s something I’m going to have to dig into a little more. In the meantime, go ahead and play that again. And enjoy.
I’ve got a swag of photos from the Midnight Sun Rally, held around Västerås last weekend. I don’t have any of the cars on the dirt, though. I only shot video there, which I’ll post very soon. These stills were taken at Rally HQ in Västerås, where the cars would assemble at the end of each day. I’m not sure
Last night was a marvelous night for a… pic of my 900. —— Unfortunately, the reason for my car’s blissful isolation was only revealed by the parking ticket on my windshield at 0715 this morning. No parking between 0400 and 0900 to allow for street cleaning. Talk about learning the hard way! —
We’ve been following Ryan and Caroline F across the United States for the last week. They made a dream purchase last weekend in California – a 1994 Saab 900 Convertible, the last of the line. The purchase presented a small challenge in that they live in Boston, in the north-east, whereas the car was down in the south-west. Road trip!
Ryan and Caroline's cross-country Saab 900 Convertible adventure – done! Read Post »
Back in 1996, I was a student at the University of Tasmania. One particular Sunday I was down at the University campus, completing an assignment in the computer lab. About 90 minutes drive away from where I was sitting, a nutter named Martin Bryant took a car load of guns to a tourist spot called Port Arthur and shot 35
I just wanted to add this release to finish off our Best of the Road coverage. I really enjoyed the Wynns’ work and am so happy for them taking out this prize. They’re going to love that 9-4x. —— Rand McNally sponsors — “Best of the Road” — rally to 30 cities, with media partner, USA TODAY ROYAL OAK, MICH.,
SAAB AWARDS 9-4X TO WINNER OF ‘BEST OF THE ROAD’ RALLY Read Post »
