Congratulations to the folks at NEVS/Saab in Trollhattan on the ceremonial start to their vehicle production endeavours. Plenty of questions and curiosities remain, but for the moment, things are on the move in Trollhattan and that’s good for the company, the employees and the town. This presser was released hours ago and anyone who cares will have already read it, […]
I’ve been meaning to write this for three or four days but never got around to it. Today’s news that NEVS have tied up the last of their suppliers makes it more poignant than ever, though, so here we go. What I’d like to do is tie last week’s Saab news in with and earlier report as well as some
I’m in two minds about whether to write this post. On one hand, it can be regarded as bad form to analyse the contents of a website that you have had some sort of relationship with, however distant that relationship is now. On the other hand, experience tells me that I might have something to contribute on matters raised in
I missed this story when I was on holiday but thanks to Victor himself dropping in on our comments section yesterday, I had reason to go searching for the story. Bottom line: On October 1st, Spyker appealed the judge’s dismissal of their case. Source: Law 360. Click that link to read the story in full. —— Dutch carmaker Spyker NV
Road and Track magazine has spoken with Jason Castriota and got just a little detail and a few images of some of the cars that were envisioned for Saab’s future. They were not certainties, by any means. Saab didn’t have the money to develop this full portfolio. The company would have needed investment partners to do so. But these three
Here are some of my best reads from the last few days of online automotive reading (and something from the fringe). — Jalopnik good I don’t know if you’d call this list definitive, but it’s entertaining. Jalopnik compiled a list of the Ten Best Automotive Ads and there are a couple of Swedes amongst them – one each from Volvo
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The automotive internet’s a funny place sometimes (this site included). One site says something and everyone seems to jump on board, regurgitating the information with their own small changes/additions with few people pausing to ask “Is this really possible?” Here’s Autoblog (the latest amongst many): Saab is gearing up to start production of the 9-3 again in September, two years
I’ve been asked about the Saab 9000 Aero we bought a few weeks ago. How’s it going? What’s it like? Can we see pictures? The answer is ……. well……. complicated. First, let me get the negatives out of the way. They are significant, annoying and even a little embarrassing. This is not the post I wanted to write about this
Before I really even knew what a Saab was, it was the off-beat nature of everything Saab-related that drew me in. This accessories catalogue from 1979 is a perfect example. Everyone of its 8 pages has something different, something destined to be retro-cool from that day it was made – even the ‘fashion’ page. I got this brochure on my
I don’t want to sound down about the future, but let’s just say the present ain’t looking all that great. BAIC bought technology from Saab just as the company was being sold by GM in 2009. It’s four years later and their vehicle based on the Saab 9-5 – called the Senova – has just been tested by Autocar magazine
Here’s another quick nugget from my return trip with my Saab 9000 Aero. The Saab 900 Enduro is a bit like Bigfoot. Everyone’s heard of it, but 99.9% of the people – myself included – have never seen it. Last week, my visit to Saab Salvage in Sydney changed all that. I didn’t get to see an Enduro running, but
