Monthly Archives: September 2011

Opinion: Why we shouldn’t call the next Saab the “9-3″

September 19, 2011 20:40 Line

By: Swade

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Saab’s next all-new vehicle to be unveiled to the public is a little way away at the moment, but I’d like to talk about one aspect of it here today. This post might not win me too many friends, either …
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Reorg appeal: The first ‘Yes’

September 19, 2011 13:20 Line

By: Swade

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Press Release from SWAN: COURT OF APPEAL GRANTS RIGHT OF APPEAL TO SAAB AUTOMOBILE IN VOLUNTARY REORGANIZATION CASE Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 19 September 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB and its subsidiaries Saab Automobile Powertrain …
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Someone stole my Saab Collection! (part 2)

September 19, 2011 10:39 Line

By: Swade

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Last week I brought you a series of photos from Markus, whose family has some seriously cool Saabs. In fact, they were exactly the cars I’d have for a modern Saab collection of my own. At the time, I remarked …
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Saab 9-5 2.0T family road trip

September 17, 2011 11:22 Line

By: Swade

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It’s been a bunch of months now where the focus seems to have been on the business of Saab rather than on the cars. It’s a pity, too, because the cars are better than ever. It was really pleasing, therefore, …
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Saab events in Italy – incl OctoberFest coming up!

September 16, 2011 16:11 Line

By: Swade

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Before I give you the details on the October 1st events happening in Italy, let me recap the Flying Saabs event that was recently held at an airfield in Verona. It looks like they put a lot of effort into …
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Video – Steph at the 2011 Saab Owners Convention

September 15, 2011 22:13 Line

By: Swade

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One of our Saab Cars North America staffers, Stephanie Moore, attended the 2011 Saab Owners Convention in Parsippany, New Jersey. Steph shot a little film there, and we put together a few bits to commemorate the occasion. Thanks to all …
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Saab 9-3 Viggen – by the numbers

September 15, 2011 15:52 Line

By: Swade

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The Saab 9-3 Viggen is one of those iconic, flawed Saabs that’s loved by everyone who’s ever owned one. The car was absolutely bonkers and quite capable of killing its owner under the right wrong circumstances. But it was so …
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Saabosphere – links we (mostly) liked this week

September 14, 2011 13:36 Line

By: Swade

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First of all, I have to say congratulations to one of my fellow Saab website dudes, a man commonly known as Wulf, who picked up a Saab 9-4x 3.0i Premium earlier this week. Wulf runs an online Saab community called …
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Someone stole my Saab collection!

September 14, 2011 0:37 Line

By: Swade

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I’ve known Markus L in an email sense for a few years now. He’s one of the regulars from my SU days. I’ve seen some of his cars in photos from time to time, but there are usually long intervals …
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Saab news – PDRC approval and events timeline

September 13, 2011 15:07 Line

By: Swade

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Some news from inside Saab that I thought you’d be interested in seeing. The process so far and the processes to come. Important bit of good news first….. ——- Important milestone achieved in China process Today, the PDRC, the provincial …
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