mookaloid
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:08 PM |
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Spyker buys Saab
it's official 
linky
"That thing you're thinking - it wont be that."
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Thinking about it
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:16 PM |
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Good news and well done by the Sweedish goverment, just a pitty our goverment didn't do it for our once motor industry.
A pitty GM got involved with Saab in the first place.
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T66
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:27 PM |
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Good news....
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scootz
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:27 PM |
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Hurrah!
Trollhattan is saved! My favourite pizza shop will now (probably!) remain open!
It's Evolution Baby!
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speedyxjs
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 09:34 PM |
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Brilliant. I wasnt looking forward to having to learn to spell Koenegsaab. Saapyker is much easier 
How long can i resist the temptation to drop a V8 in?
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dhutch
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| posted on 26/1/10 at 10:19 PM |
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Thats really cracking.
- I was really not looking forward to saab going down.
For me, all of GM can go under, as long a they dont take saab!
Daniel
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Simon
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 12:54 AM |
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Never had a Saab, though would've liked a 99 Turbo back in the day.
This is very good news for them, and just goes to show what a spineless bunch of $%"%^" we have that couldn't be assed to save MG
R.
ATB
Simon
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morcus
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 01:48 AM |
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Hallelujah!
I really thought it was all over. As noted before I've wanted a SAAB for a long time but its been a while sine they built something I wanted.
Perhaps, free of GM and there accountants, they'll have a new dawn and make some more record breaking cars.
I want to see a 9-3 replacement with the engine the right way round, the option of 4WD and Hatchback and coupé body styles. I want to see them return
to racing in a big way.
This news has really made my day, perhaps there is hope.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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t.j.
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 05:17 AM |
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I'm not sure that Spyker has enough money and skills to hold on......
'Buying is one thing' but remaining....
So I'll wait and see....
Please feel free to correct my bad English, i'm still learning. Your Dutch is awfull! :-)
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pewe
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 10:13 AM |
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'Fraid I agree with TJ ^^ all very well buying them but long-term do they have the resources to not only maintain the brand but develop it in
the future?
Only time will tell.
BTW for those hesitating about buying a current SAAB 9-5s are a good buy and not tainted with the "Vectra in different clothes" handle.
Cheers, Pewe 
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smart51
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 11:18 AM |
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expect to see a low carbon SAAB soon to offset sales of the V8 Spyker. You've got to hit that 120g/km target somehow.
On a positive note, SAAB have all those lovely new cars just waiting to start production, so you've got about 8 years or so to get established
and design the next generation of cars. It's a better position to be in than Rover when BMW sold them off.
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Simon
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| posted on 27/1/10 at 09:26 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by smart51
On a positive note, SAAB have all those lovely new cars just waiting to start production, so you've got about 8 years or so to get established
and design the next generation of cars. It's a better position to be in than Rover when BMW sold them off.
Just before the plug was pulled, MG had a line up of new everything that was very close to being ready for production. Would've taken so little
from the government, in reality to tide them over.
Especially when you consider how deep the hole is now
ATB
Simon
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 01:10 AM |
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Who owns MG now? Maybe we could revive the marque
I'd love a Saab, it's pretty much the only car you rarely see round here. Gotta wait for the Mondeo to give up the ghost though, which
probably won't be for another 5-10 years at least!
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morcus
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 02:10 AM |
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The chinese own MG and recently started selling TF's again. They also own most of the names that made up British Leyland like Austin, Wolsey,
Morris amongst others, though they don't own Rover (I believe Tata do, I'm also sure I read something about plans to make a lesser Jag as
a Rover stateside, but it could have been a few years ago).
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Simon
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:24 PM |
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Iirc Nanjing own the the Rover and MG name, though Shanghai Auto use the name Roewe (which sounds like Rover in chinese. I belive Nanjing and Shanghai
are now part of the same group.
BMW own the Triumph name.
ATB
Simon
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morcus
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| posted on 28/1/10 at 10:38 PM |
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They use the one that sounds like rover because they don't own rover, its because the Rover name was being used under lisense by MG Rover for
reasons related to Landrover.
Basically its because ford didn't want Landrover (A brand they considered Premium) sullied by lesser cars. I fairly sure the Rover name went
with Jag and Land rover to Tata.
In a White Room, With Black Curtains, By the Station.
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Ninehigh
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| posted on 1/2/10 at 09:43 AM |
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Hmmm, maybe I should go all BNP and call it the "Great British Motor Company"
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