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0Report: Saab deal with Chinese partner collapses 1305208560
This is very bad. Remember the deal between Hawtai Motors and Saab? Collapsed. According to The Detroit News, the deal, which involved a 29.9 percent stake in Saab in exchange for $172 million, fell apart early Thursday morning. The problem was reportedly that Hawtai wasn't able to obtain all the ...
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Volvo denies talk of Saab takeover,
Muller looking for partner in China 1303495140It looks like Volvo and Saab won't be teaming up to create one Swedish carmaker to rule them all. According to Reuters, Volvo has made it clear that the company has had no talks with Saab about buying the besieged automaker and that none are scheduled to take place. The Swedish newspaper De ...
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Report: Swedish gov't. working on freeing up Saab loan 1302541260
The last few weeks haven't been easy for Saab, as the Swedish automaker has had to stop production twice due to supplier issues. Not just any problems, either, as the suppliers wanted to get paid, and Saab simply didn't have the cash. That led to widespread speculation that the automaker was ...
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Saab establishing new chassis factory with ZF in Sweden 1300966260
Component suppliers form a huge part of the automotive industry, and few are as big – or as old – as ZF. The German consortium dates back nearly a century, and today has some 123 factories in 27 countries. Make that 124 in 28, now, as the company has announced plans for a new facility ...
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Video: How the Swedes make a VW Scirocco (hint: 627 horsepower) 1300116660
Despite Volvo's rather staid image as a maker of, well, staid cars, not all Swedes are obsessed with safety and practicality. These particular Swedes are into racing 627-horsepower, all-wheel-drive Volkswagen Scirocco hatchbacks. On ice. I'll see your sleepy Volvo and raise you automotive ...
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Video: VW's Fun Theory creates a speed camera lottery 1290969300
Volkswagen's Fun Theory speed camera lottery – Click above to watch video after the jumpVolkwagen's Fun Theory experiments have been all about proving that people will do the right thing if you make the right thing fun to do. For instance, people threw recyclables into a bin just to hear ... -
Report: Saab to let buyers watch their cars get built online 1287245220
Thinking of buying a 2011 Saab? If so, you'll soon have the ability to watch it come together before your eyes; Saab is installing cameras in its Trollhättan factory. Customers will receive text messages with photos of their cars as they reach certain points in the assembly line. Eventually, ...
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Video: Jet-powered scooter vs. Lamborghini Gallardo 1285797600
Jet-Powered Scooter vs. Lamborghini Gallardo – Click above to watch video after the jumpWe love ourselves a good drag race, but sometimes two-equally matched vehicles going head-to-head down a straight gets a bit boring. This is where ingenuity, bravery and a lack of self-preservation come ... -
Volvo reportedly considering poaching Saab boss for CEO post 1275687120
With Volvo forever separated from Ford, the Swedish automaker needs of a new leader, and a report from Automotive News shows that that search may start and end in the country's own back yard. Swedish Business daily Dagens Industri claims Jan Ake Jonsson, the current CEO of Saab, is on the short ...
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Geneva 2010: Koenigsegg Agera is the Swedish supercar evolved 1267518540
2010 Koenigsegg Agera – Click above for high-res image galleryTalk about a super way to kick off the 2010 Geneva Motor Show. And yes, we intend the pun. We all know and love the Koenigsegg CCX, but it's getting a bit long in the tooth, at least as far as supercars go. Introduced to the ...

