Monthly Archives: June 2011

Inside Saab – electrical integration

June 9, 2011 13:10 Line

By: Swade

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File this under “Things that blow your mind about how incredibly complex it is to design and build a motor vehicle”. Long title, I know. But this is one of the more mind-blowing insights I’ve had into the vehicle development …
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Press Release: SAAB AUTOMOBILE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDS PRODUCTION PENDING MORE STABLE INFLOW OF COMPONENTS

June 9, 2011 8:48 Line

By: Swade

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Following on from the production communication from yesterday…… —— Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 9 June 2011 – Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) today decided to temporarily suspend production at its production facility in Trollhättan. The seven-week production stop in April and …
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Connect with Saab online

June 9, 2011 0:49 Line

By: Swade

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You’re currently at Inside Saab – the inside perspective on what’s going on from day to day here at Saab HQ in Trollhattan. I’m very humbled that you’ve taken the time to visit and I hope you enjoy your stay, …
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Back in time – Bob Sinclair and the launch of the 20th Anniversary Saab 9-3 Convertible

June 8, 2011 20:38 Line

By: Swade

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A few weeks ago, I published a story about the birth of the Saab Convertible. The man at the center of that story was Bob Sinclair, the former chief of Saab Automobile in the United States. A friend in the …
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Communication: New production stoppage today

June 8, 2011 11:25 Line

By: Swade

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Yesterday, production at Saab Automobile stopped at lunchtime due to material shortages. We have now stopped again today for the same reasons. “When we chose to restart production after the long stoppage, we saw a number of risks on the …
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PhoeniX in New York

June 8, 2011 0:20 Line

By: Swade

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I’ve been waiting to show you these photos for a while now. What would you do if you saw something like this in a streetscape late at night? You’d photograph it, of course. And that’s exactly what plenty of people …
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Saab Safety – Crash Test Dummies

June 7, 2011 13:51 Line

By: Swade

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They’re a key part of Saab’s staff. It’s only a small team and they’re the most overworked and underpaid ‘people’ in the company. They risk life and limb every time they go to work in order to protect you as …
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Saabosphere – Saab links we liked this week

June 6, 2011 16:06 Line

By: Swade

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It’s been another week where Saab has been covered with some great stories out in the Saabosphere. Let’s a look at some of the links we liked this week. —— Carsales.com.au featured a great review of the Saab 9-5 today, …
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Poll: Lime Yellow – hot or not?

June 6, 2011 2:31 Line

By: Swade

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I saw something strange on the roads around Trollhattan on Saturday. I was on my way to Vanersborg and coming towards me on the other side of the road was a new-look (i.e. post-2008) Saab 9-3 Convertible in Lime Yellow. …
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Saab 9-4x deliveries beginning in the United States

June 5, 2011 14:52 Line

By: Swade

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I thought it might be good to bring back some Saab 9-4x review summaries on the front page of this website. The reason for this is a quote from Tim Colbeck, COO of Saab Cars North America, who appeared on …
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