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The Qingdao Qingbo Investment Co. Ltd., the State Power Group Co. Ltd., and its Swedish subsidiary signed an agreement on 7 January to build SAAB cars in Qingdao, Shandong Province, states the Qingdao Daily newspaper. National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB (NEVS), a sister company to State Power Group Co. Ltd., bought SAAB in June 2012. Both companies are owned by National Modern Energy Holdings, a company founded and controlled by Johan Kai Jiang, a Chinese-Swedish enterpreneur.

According to the Qingdao Daily,the three parties involved pledged ...

From the Sydney Morning Herald:

The Australian operations of carmaker Saab has confirmed it will close its doors following the bankruptcy of its Swedish owners last month. Saab Australia has called in Ferrier Hodgson as administrators, and will close its Port Melbourne office, resulting in six job losses. The collapse comes after unsuccessful attempts to sell Saab Australia to a third party prior to Christmas.

Ferrier Hodgson’s Stewart McCallum said there was unlikely to be any immediate impact on current Saab owners, as workshops will continue to be supplied with parts for repairs. But it is unclear what it means for new car warranties and servicing.

“SAAB drivers can be confident their vehicles will be kept on the road ...

Good news from saabfestival.se!

We are incredibly happy be able to announce that there is going to be a Saab Festival in 2013.

The 31 of May to 2 of June you are all welcome to Trollhättan for yet another Saab Festival.

More information about the Festival will be published in January.

We will then update the web page with new information as planning proceeds.

A really Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to you all and hope we will meet in Trollhättan next summer.

Welcome back to Trollhättan in 2013!


/The Festival Committee

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• Covered owners can now take their Saab vehicles to any of the 179 SPNA Warranty Service Providers to have warranty work performed.
• Agreement commenced December 17, 2012.
• Technical and Customer Assistance support will be offered to ensure Saab expertise is available in North America.

Saab Automobile Parts North America (SPNA), the exclusive provider of Saab Genuine Parts and Accessories to the U.S. and Canadian markets, and General Motors Company (GM) have entered into a Warranty Services Agreement that authorizes SPNA to provide warranty administration and related services through Saab’s network of Warranty Service Providers for model year 2009 and prior Saab vehicles ...

The SAAB bankruptcy estate auction ended this weekend and below is the full list of the final auction bids.

The highest bid for all cars was for a 2012 Saab 9-5 2.0 TTiD4 XWD SportCombi Aero and sold for SEK 475 000 (EUR 54.292 / USD 71,470). The first Saab 9-3 Convertible Anniversary edition 001/366 had a second highest selling price of SEK 410 000 (EUR 46.895 / USD 61,690).

Victor Muller's Saab 9-5 sedan brought in SEK 350 000 and the the Saab 9-3 SportCombi in that unique Sky Blue color sold for SEK 257 000. The 9-4X seemed quite popular as well and they sold for between SEK 287 000 and 332 000.

The lowest price for a 2012 Saab 9-5 SportCombi ...

Dynatech is an engineering consulting company that was formed earlier this year after the bankruptcy of Saab Automobile. Two of the employees are Kenneth Bäcklund and Kjell Olofsson who were part of the Saab Performance Team.

Shenbao is the new brand from BAIC (Beijing Auto) that was introduced earlier this year. The Shenbao D320 (formerly known as the BAIC C70) is based on technology of the first generation Saab 9-5. BAIC purchased technology and tools from Saab/GM in 2009.

Below is information from DynaTech (auto-translated from Swedish):

Former employees at Saab will be with and launches Chinese BAIC's version of the Saab 9-5. It's about car shows, where drivers such as driving on two wheels, and driver training. The company is ...

It is always exciting to see a Saab presence at a major auto show in Europe. While we will not see Saabs displayed by an official Saab importer any time soon, the German Saab Club has a very nice display of vintage Saabs at the show this year.

The Saabs being displayed are a Saab 96 Rally, Saab 900 Turbo and Saab 9000 Turbo with a variety of modifications.

The Essen Motor Show is not a regular car show. It is held annually and is Germany's version of the SEMA show in Las Vegas. You will find many modified and tuner cars, together with many vintage cars of all brands. I visited this show a few times many years ago and it always was great fun. Perhaps even more fun than a regular auto show. I remember also many motorcycles ...

Youngman will invest in Spyker in order to share the rights to the Saab Phoenix platform originally developed by Saab Automobile AB in 2010/2011. According to the press release, Youngman and Spyker have jointly incorporated a Joint Venture called Spyker Phoenix B.V. ("Spyker Phoenix") in which Youngman holds 80% of the shares whilst Spyker holds 20%. Youngman will contribute the rights to the Phoenix platform as developed by Saab Automobile AB in 2010/2011 to which Youngman acquired a license in 2011 as well as provide all required funding.

Spyker Phoenix shall develop and manufacture a new full range of premium car models based on the Phoenix platform which models will be positioned higher than the comparable Saab models were.

This joint venture was already announced in August of this year ...

Today the Swedish National Debt Office announced that it has taken over ownership of Saab Automobile Parts AB. The text of their press release is as follows:

The National Debt Office has decided to take ownership of Saab Automobile Parts AB. The company has since the bankruptcy of Saab Automobile AB, been owned by the bankruptcy estate. The takeover is done by assumption of a pledge of all the shares in the company and will take a few weeks.

- Parts is an independent and solid company that currently provides Swedish spare parts for Saab passenger cars. The Swedish Government will be a stable owner aiming to develop the company further, ...