Monthly Archives: August 2011

Saab 9-5 previewed in Russia

August 10, 2011 21:30 Line

By: Swade

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Saab is going to be moving into two very important markets in the new future. Both China and Russia offer huge growth potential for our sales network and last weekend, our Russian importer, Armand Import, held two Saab 9-5 preview …
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A quick note from dealer-land

August 10, 2011 7:56 Line

By: Swade

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There are plenty of media outlets willing to write Saab off at the moment. I’ve contended several times on this website that the long-term future for Saab is very bright and it’s just a short-term cash crisis we have to …
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Saab Wheels at IntSaab

August 9, 2011 15:24 Line

By: Swade

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I’m not sure why I decided to take these shots, but the detail-oriented side of my inner Saabisti found it very satisfying to do so. Click. –

On Saab 9-4x road tests

August 9, 2011 11:51 Line

By: Swade

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We’ve had a pretty good run with Saab 9-4x road tests. The 9-4x is an outstanding entry into the crossover segment for Saab and early 9-4x road tests confirmed what we thought about our new vehicle. There have been a …
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More elaborate notes from IntSaab 2011 :-)

August 8, 2011 20:51 Line

By: Swade

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Yesterday we had some brief notes from IntSaab 2011. Today I have access to my photos, so it’s time for some more elaborate postings….. —— If I had to pick one highlight from IntSaab this year, it was meeting this …
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Saabs at the Hemmings Sports and Exotic Car Show

August 8, 2011 18:46 Line

By: Swade

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If you’re into classic cars and you don’t read Hemmings, you should. It’s that simple. It’s not just that it’s the bible when it comes to collectible automobiles, but some of the editors there have a real affection for Swedish …
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Brief notes from IntSaab 2011

August 7, 2011 22:45 Line

By: Swade

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The slow rate of entries from IntSaab was due to the vast amount of activity. Right now I’m sitting on a ship, heading away from Turku, Finland, towards Stockholm. The Saab 9-4x is tucked away safely in the belly of …
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Quick Video – Saab Performance Team at IntSaab 2011

August 6, 2011 23:52 Line

By: Swade

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Just a quick teaser for you all……. and yes, I was wearing my brown underpants…… –

IntSaab 2011 video – making some winter tyres at Nokian

August 6, 2011 16:32 Line

By: Swade

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Part of today’s program saw us stop in at a warehouse for Nokian Tyres. The Finnish company has around 5,000,000 or so tyres come through this warehouse every year. It can hold up to 900,000 tyres at any one time. …
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Greetings from IntSaab 2011

August 6, 2011 0:01 Line

By: Swade

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Finland! What a place. The language is from another planet, but the countryside and the people are magnificent and I’m soooooo very happy that I’ve finally made it to an IntSaab event. IntSaab is the gathering of international Saab fans, …
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