Monthly Archives: August 2011

Yeah, Sam’s a believer, too…..

August 4, 2011 22:52 Line

By: Swade

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Yesterday, I published an editorial where I spoke about my belief in, and passion for this industry and in particular, for Saab. The following morning, I got this in the mail. Sam had written to me a few days before, …
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Sixten Sason’s concept Saab – Catharina

August 4, 2011 21:44 Line

By: Swade

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We had a poll recently, on Twitter and Facebook. It posed the Saab Catharina against the Saab 9x concept car. The voters wish was for detailed photos of Catharina. Here she is….. The story of Catharina is pretty well known, …
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Driving a legend – Saab 900 Turbo

August 4, 2011 7:27 Line

By: Swade

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You’ve all most likely seen this image before. It’s one of the better known images of the Saab 900 Turbo. The photo was taken for Saab’s 50th Anniversary marketing campaign, back in 1997. A calendar was made featuring this image …
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Yeah, I’m a believer….

August 4, 2011 0:23 Line

By: Swade

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There was an interesting quote in one of the Swedish newspapers today. This is just a Google translation so you’ll have to forgive me if part of the context is lost, but I believe it should come through OK. Wickelgren …
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Saab wins design poll at Auto Express

August 3, 2011 14:55 Line

By: Swade

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Auto Express magazine (UK) has just handed out it’s 2011 New Car Awards, and the award for Best Design goes to …… [drumroll] …… the Saab PhoeniX Concept. The award for Best Design was decided by public poll. The PhoeniX …
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At the Saab Owners Club GB annual meet – Part 3

August 3, 2011 14:37 Line

By: Swade

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Finally, some of the arty, interesting and funny images from the Saab Owners Club GB annual meeting I attended last week in Haydock. If you haven’t seen them already, you can also view: Part 1 – the older Saabs Part …
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Press Release: SWEDISH AUTOMOBILE ISSUES SUBSCRIPTION NOTICE UNDER GEM FACILITY

August 3, 2011 8:00 Line

By: Swade

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Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 3 August 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces today that it issued a subscription notice for 5 million shares under the current EUR 150 million equity facility between Swan and GEM Global Yield Fund Limited. The …
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At the Saab Owners Club GB annual meet – Part 2

August 2, 2011 14:42 Line

By: Swade

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Yesterday we covered some of the older cars at the Saab Owners Club GB annual meetup at Haydock Racecourse. Today, we’re looking at the 1980′s and onwards. The cars of this generation are those that will likely be more familiar …
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Saabosphere – Saab links we liked this week

August 1, 2011 21:27 Line

By: Swade

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I do not know if this is real. I suspect that it isn’t. But it’s nice. —— Sometimes ‘the social space’ can be tough to deal with. Consumers have a voice through social media and much of the time, they …
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At the Saab Owners Club GB annual meet – part 1

August 1, 2011 17:29 Line

By: Swade

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Last weekend I had the distinct pleasure of attending the annual meetup of the Saab Owners Club of Great Britain. Th event was held at Haydock Park Racecourse at Merseyside and it was great to see so many beautiful Saabs …
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