Monthly Archives: May 2011

Spyker and Hawtai Motor Group continue discussions about funding and strategic partnership yet earlier agreement terminated

May 12, 2011 10:49 Line

By: Swade

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Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 12 May 2011 – Spyker Cars N.V. (Spyker) announces today that Hawtai Motor Group Company Limited (Hawtai) and Spyker terminated the agreement by and between Hawtai, Spyker and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) with respect to funding …
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On living in Sweden when you’re not Swedish

May 12, 2011 6:20 Line

By: Swade

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A few people have asked me what it’s like to move from Australia to Sweden to do this job for Saab Automobile. The obvious answer for a Saab nut like me is that it’s a dream come true! The more …
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Winding Road drive the Saab 9-4x

May 12, 2011 0:54 Line

By: Swade

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We’ve been waiting for the Saab 9-4x road test to come in and now, Winding Road has come to the party with the type of review we always thought the 9-4x would be capable of achieving. I’ve been writing about …
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Video: Saab 9-3 Griffin

May 11, 2011 13:26 Line

By: Swade

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The Saab 9-3 Griffin is the latest iteration of the Saab 9-3 range and offers fantastic performance and value. The Griffin range has four models – SportSedan, SportCombi, Convertible and 9-3x – and most body styles are available in both …
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Video: 2011 Mille Miglia teaser

May 11, 2011 6:58 Line

By: Swade

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We take this opportunity to wish the best to the three Saab entrants in the 2011 Mille Miglia historic rally in Italy: Mats Fägerhag, Saab Automobile’s Vice President Vehicle Product Development, with Peter Bäckström, Director of the Saab Museum Hans …
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An update from the Saab 9-4x test drive in Washington DC

May 11, 2011 2:38 Line

By: Swade

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Saab are hosting automotive journalists from around the world this week, for a test drive of the all new Saab 9-4x. I brought you a few images from the first day of the event, yesterday. Today, we’ll take a look …
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Restoration of a Saab 93A Mille Miglia racer

May 10, 2011 5:01 Line

By: Swade

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There will be three Saab 93A’s running in this year’s Mille Miglia. One of the cars has been restored in Belgium and will be driven by senior staff from Saab’s Belgian importer, Behermans. The other two belong to Saab. The …
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Saab 9-4x testing in Washington DC

May 9, 2011 23:34 Line

By: Swade

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The Saab 9-4x did its first round of press testing for long-lead press back in March. That event was pretty quiet at the time and the resulting road tests only just came out last week. Today was Day 1 of …
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Mille Miglia Revisited: Classic Saabs Pay Homage to Historic Success

May 9, 2011 14:23 Line

By: Swade

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Saab Automobile team commemorates 1957 Mille Miglia class win Driver line-up includes Saab Automobile’s Vice President of Vehicle Product Development and Spyker Cars’ Chairman of the Board Trollhättan, Sweden. A trio of historic Saab 93s will take part in this …
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Press: Saab Cars North America Appoints New President and Chief Operating Officer

May 9, 2011 14:23 Line

By: Swade

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Trollhättan, Sweden: Saab Cars North America today announced the appointment of a new president and chief operating officer, Mr. Timothy Colbeck. The announcement comes as Saab is embarked on its biggest-ever product offensive with four all-new products since 2010 – …
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