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REPORT: Swedish government to meet with GM officials - could Saab still be saved?

Less than a day after General Motors officially announced Saab's euthanization, it looks like the storied Swedish brand might still have the faintest whisper of a pulse. Motor Trend is reporting that there are rumors swirling that the Swedish government will hold emergency meetings this weekend to try to save Saab. At least some government officials apparently feel that Saab is too important to fail... now where have we heard that before? With such a small population, the closure of Saab could have a major impact on the nation's economy, ... Read more →

REPORT: Spyker takes the lead in the Saab bidding sweepstakes Jonny Lieberman

General Motors appears on track to either close or sell the ailing Saab brand by 2010. If they do, in fact, sell Saab, they are reportedly stipulating the following: the buyer must be well versed ...

Swedish Pickle: Study says GM lost $5,000+ on each Saab sold over the last 8 years Jonny Lieberman

When the automotive history of the last ten or so years is written, one of the most curious chapters will be why big, flush with cash American car companies purchased relatively diminutive, ...

VIDEO: 700-HP Saab 99 Quattro Turbo is like missing Koenigsegg ancestor Jonathon Ramsey

Sweden has just over nine million people – that's an entire country whose population is just a little bigger than New York City – and we'd believe it if someone told us they ...

REPORT: Major obstacle cleared as Swedish government to guarantee $615M EIB loan for Saab Jonathon Ramsey

A major hurdle in Saab's transfer to the homegrown hands of Sweden's Koenigsegg has been surmounted: the Swedish government has agreed to guarantee a 4.3 billion kroner ($615M U.S.) loan from the ...

REPORT: China's Beijing Automotive takes minority stake in Saab 3 months ago on Autoblog

It had been reported that SAIC had quietly taken a stake in Saab in conjunction with the Koenigsegg Group. However, it's been confirmed that Beijing Automotive -- which also recently made a play for Opel -- has grabbed a share of the Trollhätten pie. BAIC provided the $400 million ...

VIDEO: Don't call it OCD: Dude builds 32-valve DOHC V8 out of Legos 3 months ago on Autoblog

For those about to rock, we salute you, of course. And for those of you with four months of free time, seventeen suitcases full of Lego bricks and a masters in mechanical engineering, we'll totally give you props if – and only if – you come up with something as mind bending as this. ...

VIDEO: Christian Von Koenigsegg talks about the future of Saab 4 months ago on Autoblog

Fun fact: Sweden has more innovations per capita than any other nation on earth. Well, that's what Koenigsegg CEO Christian Von Koenigsegg says in a an interview posted on YouTube. Koenigsegg is going to need a lot of innovation and a bit of luck with its forthcoming purchase of Saab, as the ...

REPORT: Saab deal between GM and Koenigsegg finalized 4 months ago on Autoblog

The deal has been signed, but the cash still hasn't changed hands. In a nutshell, that's where the share transfer agreement between GM and Swedish manufacturer Koenigsegg sits. Those close to the deal say the two companies have agreed on a very low price for Saab, but the exact figures are ...

Koenigsegg's bid for Saab in trouble? 4 months ago on Autoblog

Reports from Sweden indicate there may be a rough road ahead for Koenigsegg as the niche supercar maker works to complete its deal to purchase bankrupt automaker Saab. Last Friday, Swedish newspaper Goteborgs-Posten reported that one key investor was considering pulling out of the deal. Later, ...

You Know, For the Kids: Volvo Motorsport launches children's racing gear 5 months ago on Autoblog

Any automaker – besides Little Tikes or Hotwheels – that tries to market to kids may find itself wasting precious advertising dollars. But as far as family cars go, Volvo seems to have made a name for itself making the safest vehicles in which parents – you know, the ones ...

Officially Official: Koenigsegg reaches agreement to buy Saab 6 months ago on Autoblog

After days of speculation and rumor, General Motors made it official this morning, Saab will soon be back in Swedish hands. In many respects, this is the most fitting result for quirky brand. Koenigsegg is an oddball itself, building insanely fast supercars in a Scandinavian country where you ...

Volvo's new Safe + Sound Coverage Plan covers everything but the kitchen sink 6 months ago on Autoblog

Lost in the bevy of numbers that is the Autoblog monthly sales report is the fact that Volvo just isn't selling very many cars in the U.S. any more. The Swedish automaker only sold 5577 units in May, and the downward trend started way before the automotive market hit the crapper. Given the sad ...

Volvo announces diesel plug-in hybrid for 2012 [w/video] 6 months ago on Autoblog

Volvo and Vattenfall have just made an announcement that should hurry the Swedish car maker along the hybrid highway. The two companies have partnered to develop a plug-in diesel hybrid that is expected to begin series production in 2012 with the first three demonstration vehicles to be ...

REPORT: Koenigsegg a finalist in bid to buy Saab 6 months ago on Autoblog

In a brief article on its website, the UK's Channel4 says that a Swedish newspaper, Dagens Industri, is reporting that supercar maker Koenigsegg is in the running to purchase either a stake in Saab, or the whole kit and caboodle. According to the report, Koenigsegg is reportedly a front-runner to ...

Geneva 2009: 2010 Saab 9-3X ideal wagon for lingonberry picking 9 months ago on Autoblog

Saab debuted its 9-3X at the Geneva Motor Show, and while it's a new market for the Swedish brand (we'll try to forget about the body-on-frame 9-7X, thank you), we suspect that the lifted load-lugger will probably outsell the standard SportCombi by a healthy margin Stateside, given America's ...

Detroit Preview: 2010 Saab 9-5 Griffin Edition 12 months ago on Autoblog

As the current Saab 9-5 heads into the waning days of its life-cycle, General Motors' Swedish brand will be launching a new limited edition model at the Detroit Auto Show. This time around, the 9-5 Griffin is set to do duty as the most luxurious Saab yet. While one might expect the most ...

Sweden approves auto aid for Volvo, Saab 1 year ago on Autoblog

As both General Motors and Ford try to unload their respective Swedish brands, Saab and Volvo's country of origin has stepped in to provide a little financial relief. Sweden will provide up to 25 billion crowns ($3.1 billion) in emergency loans and lines of credit to both Saab and Volvo, though ...

The most obnoxiously tuned Toyota Prius... Ever 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video after the jump We truly do appreciate the custom-car scene, in all of its various guises. There is, however, a problem with the custom Prius you see above and in the video embedded after the break. Generally speaking, the goal of modifying a car is to either A) make it go ...

Cross-bred Caddy: Volkswagen Caddy Carrera Cup Edition 2.0TDI R 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above for a gallery of the VW Caddy Carrera Cup Edition 2.0 TDI R. The link between Volkswagen and Porsche is about to get stronger, but VW's Swedish contingent has already created a special edition to honor the alliance. The VW Caddy has lived a staid life as a popular work truck in Europe, ...

VIDEO: Volvo's 81-year history in 9 minutes 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click above to view video Volvo has been making automobiles since April 14, 1927, and while most of us know Volvo for its safe and sometimes fun-to-drive vehicles, the Swedish automaker's history is of course more complicated than that. For instance, Volvo earned its reputation as a safe automaker ...

Let there be light - Visualeyes Rayzer rethinks auxiliary lamps 2 years ago on Autoblog

Vehicular lighting is a crapshoot. Some vehicles offer a great swath of even coverage from their headlamps, while others make you feel like you're squinting through welding goggles at night. I went through the trouble to retrofit one of my cars with Cibié lamps running overwattage H4 bulbs. ...

The VR Concept from the man who gave Europe the C-Max 2 years ago on Autoblog

I don't think we've said this since at least yesterday, but when it comes to cars, Europe gets the best stuff. What you see above is only a concept, but it was dreamed up by Daniel Paulin, the gent who created Ford's C-Max -- which is a Europe-only offering -- as well as the original Focus concept ...

Car Costume: Audi 90 Quattro becomes Audi 90 IMSA GTO 2 years ago on Autoblog

Old Audis are cool, and old racing Audis are even cooler. A Swedish Audi fanatic seems to think so, too, and has gone to extreme lengths to transform a workaday Audi 90 into the IMSA GTO version of that car. Not wanting to go the stripe-and-bodykit route, this Audi's flares were painstakingly ...

Video: Porsche Panamera on the move in Sweden 2 years ago on Autoblog

Someone with a video camera obviously spent quite a bit of time tracking the Porsche development engineers in Arjeplog, Sweden. At least three different Panameras are visible in this video -- one blue example and two black copies -- and they were filmed in various locations. One feature that may ...

Spy Photos: New Saab 9-3 without camo 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click on the photo for a gallery of high res pics showing the new Saab 9-3 Our friends at Auto Motor & Sport in Sweden just gave us a heads up on some new photos they found of the revamped Saab 9-3. They found both the convertible and wagon models completely devoid of camouflage roaming the ...

VIDEO: Porsche Panamera goes north to Sweden 2 years ago on Autoblog

If you want to get spy shots of vehicles that will soon be showing up in European dealerships, the place to be every year from December to March is the area near the Arctic Circle in Sweden. One person of apparently hardy stock captured a pair of Porsche Panamera prototypes heading out to a ...

Cool Move: Saab puts a 9-3 Convertible on ice 2 years ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res version of the Saab 9-3 Convertible on ice Saab has put the chill to one of its 9-3 Convertibles to celebrate its 60th year in the automobile manufacturing business. The display is located at Sweden's ICEHOTEL, which itself is made out of pure ice. At first glance, we ...

2007 Saab 9-3 interior gets once over 3 years ago on Autoblog

Saab decided to leave well enough alone with the 9-3's exterior for the 2007 model year adding only a few new colors to the car's palette, but the interior received a lot of attention that focuses on the driver's experience inside the cockpit. The center console's button count has been dramatically ...

European car market takes a dip with the commencement of the World Cup 3 years ago on Autoblog

Those crazy Europeans and their love of socc... er, we mean football... Auto manufacturers are bracing for impact upon the start of the World Cup, which promises to divert the attention of many a potential car buyer to the telly, where England reportedly has a brilliant chance of grabbing the brass ...

Saab beefs up BioPower engine for 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

The Swedes are on the forefront of alternative energy research and Saab has done its part by announcing a new advanced BioPower engine that delivers 14-percent more horsepower and 11-percent more torque when running on E85 rather than gasoline. That translates into 210 ethanol-induced bhp and 229 ...

Volvo S60 refreshed for 2007 3 years ago on Autoblog

As you can see the Volvo S60 is going to be spruced up for the 2007 model year with a new front end that includes a deeper lip spoiler, new grille and larger Volvo iron symbol. The side mirrors feature integrated turn signals now and the headlights are Active Bi-Xenons able to be turned up to 15 ...

Saab's BioPower 9-3 hybrid secretly a plug-in? 3 years ago on Autoblog

The fine folks at Aftonbladet and TrollhattenSaab.net may have stumbled on more than an interesting detail regarding the Saab 9-3 BioPower Hybrid concept shown at the Stockholm Autoshow. The Swedish prototype has been touted as the first hybrid to return nearly zero fossil fuel emissions, but it's ...

2006 Saab 9-5 2.3T Sport: In the Autoblog Garage Day 1-2 3 years ago on Autoblog

Anoraks. To most, they're simple articles of clothing-- light parkas for inclement weather. To embattled Swedish automaker Saab, they've long made up the company's core clientele. Let us explain. Some time ago, British tastemakers took to using the rain-repellant outerwear's term as a ...






Autoblog Podcast #157: Mike Levine trucks along with us.

Mike Levine from PickupTrucks.com joins Chris, Sam, and Dan this week and gets a chance to talk about cars, too! 

 
 

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