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REPORT: Saab dealers 'running out of cars'

With new vehicle production at a trickle, and its dealer network slashed by a third, retailers of the Saab brand are finding inventory shrinking to drought levels. Some of the remaining dealers may even run out of new vehicles before replacements arrive. Point the blame towards the pending sale of Saab to Koenigsegg Automotive AB, and the fact that an all-new Saab 9-5 model is still sitting on the horizon. With the transaction still not complete, financial limitations have kept new vehicle production low. In addition, the Swedish ... Read more →

Koenigsegg reportedly rejects 81 out of 218 U.S. Saab dealers Michael Harley

According to Automotive News, Federal Express letters arrived at 81 of Saab's 218 dealers on Thursday stating that their franchises had not been selected to move forward and become a dealer for ...

REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China Michael Harley

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg's deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese ...

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: Saab in "expansionist mood," plots own 9-3 replacement, new compact Jonathon Ramsey

The talk has begun: last week the outlines of Koenigsegg's intent for Saab was publicized, now the sports car company is flapping their jibs to back it up. The 9-5 and 9-4X that GM developed will ...

Swedish report says Koenigsegg wants to sell fewer Saabs for more money 25 days ago on Autoblog

Just because Koenigsegg is working to by Saab doesn't mean that the maker of million dollar coupes plans to spend time in the mass-market end of the buying pool. In fact, according to Swedish newspaper Dagens Industri, Koenigsegg wants to make more money selling fewer Saabs, which it can only do ...

REPORT: First step of Saab salvation complete, EIB to give €400m loan 1 month ago on Autoblog

Like Great Britain, Sweden never switched over to the Euro – they still deal in kroners. Therefor, In order to keep Saab afloat after being jettisoned by General Motors, new owner Koenigsegg Group has determined that it needs a loan of about 415 billion kroners to keep the flood waters ...

REPORT: Major obstacle cleared as Swedish government to guarantee $615M EIB loan for Saab 1 month ago on Autoblog

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 European Investment Bank to the Koenigsegg consortium. That represents the final funding the maker ...

Spy Shots: Koenigsegg to rebadge Saabs in its own image? Not so much 1 month ago on Autoblog

How much does it take to turn a Saab into a Koenigsegg? The half-billion dollars in funding the niche automaker is locking down to acquire the erstwhile General Motors subsidiary? The million euros one of its supercars sells for? How about 116 kronor? That amounts to about $16.50, and it's how ...

Limited-edition CCXR Trevita to shine like a diamond. Well, millions of them, actually. 2 months ago on Autoblog

With much of the recent news regarding Koenigsegg being about their acquisition of Saab, you might have forgotten that the Swedish auto manufacturer builds supercars. Well, probably not, but it was refreshing to see Koenigsegg throw a changeup and release details of their latest special edition ...

REPORT: China's Beijing Automotive takes minority stake in Saab 2 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 ...

REPORT: Saab deal between GM and Koenigsegg finalized 3 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? 3 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, ...

Charting out Saab's upcoming model lineup 3 months ago on Autoblog

There are many folks who've wanted big things from Saab, including this blogger, but we never seemed to get them. The company sold 93,220 cars in 2008, a drop of more than 25% from the previous year, and getting sucked into this year's General Motors saga hasn't exactly helped to create any ...

Koenigsegg: We'll give Saab back its "soul" 5 months ago on Autoblog

Koenigsegg is one of the most elite exotic car builders on earth. In a good year, the ultra high-end automaker produces a few dozen of its million dollar masterpieces. It's the limited nature of Koenigsegg that makes its purchase of the much larger Saab a real head-scratcher, but that isn't ...

Could Koenigsegg's purchase of Saab bring electric Quant concept to production? 5 months ago on Autoblog

- Now that Koenigsegg's purchase of ailing fellow Swedish automaker Saab is all but officially official, our attention naturally turns to the the current product lines and possible future vehicles from the two automakers. At least a few people are wondering out loud if there's a possibility ...

Koenigsegg, meet Saab. Saab, meet Koenigsegg. 5 months ago on Autoblog

Although the deal to purchase Saab between Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg and General Motors has not yet been completely finalized, that hasn't stopped us from openly pining for a production version of Saab's gorgeous Aero X concept car of 2006. And now that we have pictures of the ...

Officially Official: Koenigsegg reaches agreement to buy Saab 5 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 ...

REPORT: Volvo owns (small) stake in Koenigsegg, could own part of Saab 5 months ago on Autoblog

In a weird twist of fate, if Koenigsegg completes the purchase of Saab from General Motors, Volvo will also become a small stakeholder in its native rival. Koenigsegg, which has reportedly signed a letter of intent with GM to acquire Saab, gave Volvo 3,750 shares back in 2000 to pay for the use of ...

BREAKING: Swedish TV reports Koenigsegg buying Saab 5 months ago on Autoblog

We don't have much to go on yet, but Swedish television is reportedly claiming that Koenigsegg, makers of ultra high-performance exotic supercars, and a group of Norwegian investors have signed a letter of intent with Saab to take over the brand from General Motors. Final negotiations will ...

REPORTS: Chinese automaker, Wyoming investors still in bidding mix for Saab. Wait... Wyoming?! 5 months ago on Autoblog

Analysts have been speculating for years just how Chinese automakers would enter the North American market. The struggles of U.S. automakers have provided plenty of opportunities to purchase mature marques from the likes of General Motors or Ford, but so far, only Hummer has been added by a company ...

REPORT: Koenigsegg a finalist in bid to buy Saab 5 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 ...

(More) Limited Editions: Koenigsegg reportedly cutting production of CCX, CCXR models 8 months ago on Autoblog

According to a report by CarsUK.net, Koenigsegg will be limiting the already limited production versions of the CCXR and CCX Edition models due to the floundering economy. Although the report doesn't explicitly say that demand has plummeted, we can only imagine that the even wealthiest ...

Geneva 2009: NLV Quant by Koenigsegg 8 months ago on Autoblog

The cars created by Christian von Koenigsegg are not renowned for being environmentally friendly. The car unveiled by Koenigsegg today at the Geneva Motor Show is in many ways diametrically opposed to the CCX supercar and its many variants. Rather than burning fuel to produce prodigious ...

Geneva Preview: Koenigsegg teases The Quant, new infotainment system 9 months ago on Autoblog

We're just about fed-up with Geneva Motor Show previews, but this is something to get excited about. Koenigsegg has announced plans to introduce a "new creation for the future" in Switzerland, and sent along a teaser of The Quant to whet our supercar appetites. Unfortunately, Koenigsegg's ...

Canadian cancer patient wins Koenigsegg, opts for cash instead 12 months ago on Autoblog

If you won a lottery that offered you million-dollar supercar or a large cash prize, which would you take? Okay, well you might be a little biased if you're reading Autoblog. So let's make this a little more challenging: what if you lived in a town with no paved roads like Norman Wells ...

Koenigsegg developing 700bhp four-door 1 year ago on Autoblog

click above image for high-res gallery of the Koenigsegg CCX We've seen stretched out exotics before, but Koenigsegg is reportedly planning on producing a model with four doors right from the factory. Carbon-fiber saloons from the Swedish automaker have been undergoing testing for the past two ...

Geneva Surprise: Christian von Koenigsegg speaks about the Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click image above for high-res gallery of the CCXR Edition Covering a show like Geneva has its ups and downs for a journalist. Most of the time you are trying to follow a very tight schedule of press conferences that has you shifting 50 feet every fifteen minutes for about 12 hours a day. The ...

Geneva 2008: Koenigsegg unleashes the Edition 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click for more carbon fiberrific images of the Koenigsegg Edtion CCXR. We were all set to go shoot the Koenigsegg CCX and CCXR Edition cars in their exotic black and red kit, but what we found instead was this carbon fiber goddess. There's nothing quite like a raw carbon fiber finish to make the ...

First U.S. legal Koenigsegg CCX delivered to customer 1 year ago on Autoblog

We got our first (and only) taste of the U.S.-spec Koenigsegg CCX more than a year ago when we piloted it on a road course outside Las Vegas Speedway with sportscar racer Justin Bell giving us driving tips from the passenger seat. We had mixed emotions about the super-fast Swede -- it was immensely ...

0-60 in 2.9 sec: The production 1018-HP CCXR is here 1 year ago on Autoblog

Click on the image above to see more images of the Koenigsegg CCXR Koenigsegg has released some full-on shots of the production CCXR -- probably a new one, and not the 1-of-a-kind CCXR crashed by Top Gear. The biofuel-powered car has a twin supercharged 4.8-liter V8, and will put out 1,018-HP at ...

Go your Own Way: Ultima GTR beats Top Gear lap record by 4 seconds 2 years ago on Autoblog

Ultima, one of several dozen independent British sportscar companies and makers of the GTR, could only take so much rejection. The cottage automaker claims it offered its road-legal race-car to the producers at BBC's hit TV show Top Gear several times, only to be repeatedly refused. So Ultima took ...

Koenigsegg is in debt, but not circling the drain 2 years ago on Autoblog

There are a number of hurdles to overcome when playing to people's egos, adrenal glands and pocket books. When combing the three into a cohesive, four-wheeled package, the task is even more daunting. Although Koenigsegg has only been in the business for five years, it knows that troubles don't end ...

Now you see it, now you don't: Koenigsegg's transparent watch 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/design/Koenigsegg_s_Amazing_Invisible_Watch_PIC'; You might have thought that building one of the very best-performing exotic supercars in the world would be enough to put a company like Koenigsegg on the map, but apparently no sportscar-maker has really made ...

Geneva Motor Show: Koenigsegg CCX, CCXR and CCGT 2 years ago on Autoblog

Click to jump to our high-resolution Koenigsegg image gallery from Geneva Those Super-Swedes over at Koenigsegg serve up a potent reminder that not all supercars come from Italy. In fact, some of the fastest don't, as evidenced by the Koenigsegg CCX, whose level of performance ranks among the top ...

Koenigsegg drops a duo: CCGT and 1018 HP biofuel CCXR 2 years ago on Autoblog

var digg_url = 'http://digg.com/motorsport/New_Koenigsegg_CCXR_1018_HP_on_BioFuel'; Koenigsegg decided to release images and specs of the two supercars that will occupy their booth at next week's Geneva Motor Show. First, the CCXR, which is a standard CCX that's been converted to use ethanol ...

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