Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) announce that Saab Great Britain Ltd (Saab GB) filed for administration with the High Court in London today. The board of Saab GB is of the opinion that administration gives the company and creditors the necessary legal protection until the required funding for the company has been secured. […]
The NEC Classic Car Show is the biggest of its kind in the UK and last weekend, 1,400 cars and many, many more people packed into the National Exhibition Center in Birmingham to take in the automotive sights. The Saab Owners Club GB were there with a wonderful display of classic Saab vehicles. I’m reliably told that a lot of
Saab Owners Club GB at the Classic Car Show, Birmingham Read Post »
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
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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
Events (GB) – Nomad roaming cinema, driven by Saab Read Post »
Finally, some of the arty, interesting and funny images from the Saab Owners Club GB annual meeting I attended last week in Haydock. If you haven’t seen them already, you can also view: Part 1 – the older Saabs Part 2 – the newer Saabs —— Click to enlarge any of these images.
Yesterday we covered some of the older cars at the Saab Owners Club GB annual meetup at Haydock Racecourse. Today, we’re looking at the 1980’s and onwards. The cars of this generation are those that will likely be more familiar to the modern Saab enthusiast and the vehicles on show were just as beautifully maintained and presented as the older
Last weekend I had the distinct pleasure of attending the annual meetup of the Saab Owners Club of Great Britain. Th event was held at Haydock Park Racecourse at Merseyside and it was great to see so many beautiful Saabs in one place. I’ve been the SOCGB national once before, in 2010. There were a few of the same cars
It’s a little late for posting to the events page, but later today I’ll be jumping on a plane to head off to England. Part of my weekend visit will include a couple of days at the Saab Owners Club GB annual gathering, being held this year at Haydock Park. All the info is available at the club website. If
“The rise in forecast values for the Saab 9-3 over the last ten months has been driven by an increased confidence in the brand; allied to an improved product content creating a better future used car,” We were all pretty pleased to see that quote in a report in the motoring press today, commenting about the fact that Saab’s residuals
