Monthly Archives: July 2011

A little bit of Saab at Almedalen

July 5, 2011 22:11 Line

By: Swade

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We’ve already told you about the zero emissions Saab 9-3 ePower vehicles that are both on the roads and on display at Almedalen, the big socio-political love-fest on in Visby at the moment. We’ll hopefully have more on those vehicles …
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Saab 9-4X Joins Saab 9-5 Sedan in earning Top Safety Pick 2011

July 5, 2011 16:11 Line

By: Swade

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Another piece of great product news is out today. Safety is, of course, one of our brand pillars so it’s great to see our newest vehicle, the Saab 9-4x, fitting in with the family ethos. – SW —— The new …
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Saabosphere – Saab links we liked this week

July 5, 2011 14:02 Line

By: Swade

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The Saab-webosphere is ticking over with news about the EIB approving our deal to sell and leaseback property. So why no press release from Saab yet? Well, there’s more than just the EIB involved in the approvals process and we …
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Summary: Saab deals with Pang Da and Youngman

July 5, 2011 8:44 Line

By: Swade

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Saab have made several announcements in regard to deals made with Chinese companies Pang Da and Youngman since mid-May. These deals have changed slightly in nature as each new announcement has been made and I thought it might be useful …
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Saab zero emissions ePower vehicles at Almedalen

July 4, 2011 14:55 Line

By: Swade

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Almedalen Week is an annual political and interest group love-in held in picturesque Visby, on the island of Gotland off Sweden’s east coast. During this year’s Almedalen Week there will be a display of electric vehicles, and of course the …
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Press Release: Swedish Automobile, Saab Automobile, Pang Da And Youngman Convert Non-Binding MoU On Equity Investment Into Binding Agreement And Agree On Additional New Product Joint Venture Subject To Regulatory Approvals

July 4, 2011 9:01 Line

By: Swade

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Trollhättan, Sweden: Swedish Automobile N.V. (SWAN) and Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) today announced the signing of final agreements with Pang Da Automobile Trade Co., Ltd. (Pang Da) and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., Ltd. (Youngman), thereby converting the non-binding …
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Have you spotted the Best of the Road crew yet?

July 1, 2011 13:33 Line

By: Swade

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Last night I tweeted a special message to a good friend of mine in Tennessee. Mike used to write with me on my old website, Saabs United, and one of the Best of the Road teams was calling into his …
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The Saab 90000

July 1, 2011 8:51 Line

By: Swade

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I’m sure most of you have heard of the Saab 90, Saab’s first automotive mashup from an era when we didn’t even know what a mashup was…… And I know that everyone would be familiar with the legendary Saab 900….. …
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