Monthly Archives: October 2011

At the end of the world…..

October 28, 2011 2:37 Line

By: Swade

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Could this be the northernmost Saab ….. (cue Clarkson voice) ….. in the world? Arjan Bronkhorst is a professional photographer – and a Saab fan – so when he spotted an early model Saab 900 abandoned in Spitsbergen he just …
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Saabosphere – links we like this week

October 27, 2011 11:05 Line

By: Swade

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I have a feeling that next week, we’re going to be liking a lot of links from Ohio! For this week, however, here’s a quick run down of some key Saaby stories on the web. —— Life with Saab has …
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We need your Saab images for a Facebook milestone celebration!

October 27, 2011 4:04 Line

By: Swade

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UPDATE: We are now over 99,400 fans and growing. The ETA for 100,000 is somewhere early next week. We’ve already received in excess of 1,000 images for use in the mosaic but we want more!!! I’m preparing two mosaic base …
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HUGE Saab promotion in Ohio – Snap up a Saab!

October 26, 2011 0:45 Line

By: Swade

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Saab of North Olmsted are undertaking a massive Saab promotion next month and if you’re in their region, north-eastern Ohio, then YOU could play a big part in it. For four consecutive weeks, Saab of North Olmsted will give out …
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2011 Viking Rally

October 25, 2011 14:43 Line

By: Swade

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The Dutch can lay claim to many things in this world. Historic explorers, seas of orange sports fans, Victor Muller, hash bars (no link between those last two, by the way) and something that might surprise a few of you: …
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A thought on Saab marketing and service

October 25, 2011 1:54 Line

By: Swade

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From the people I talk to, I know there’s a lot of interest in Saab’s marketing and advertising. As a prelude to our Q&A part 2, where one of the questions related to this, I can foreshadow the answer by …
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Saab Dealer Tour in Germany is underway!

October 24, 2011 23:05 Line

By: Swade

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For the next few weeks, the team at Saab Germany are going mobile. They have a fleet of new Saab vehicles that they’re taking on the road to show to customers in dealerships around the country. Here’s the team picking …
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Thoughts on today’s press release – cessation of agreement with Pang Da and Youngman

October 24, 2011 0:17 Line

By: Swade

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My first thought was to recover from the punch in the face it felt like I’d just received. It was a blow, for sure. The agreements that Swedish Automobile made with Pang Da and Youngman promised much in terms of …
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Press Release: Swedish Automobile Terminates Subscription Agreement With Pang Da And Youngman

October 23, 2011 22:30 Line

By: Swade

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Trollhättan, Sweden: Today, Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announced that it has given notice of termination with immediate effect of the Subscription Agreement of July, 2011 entered into by Swan, Pang Da and Youngman. Swan took this step in view of …
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A personal thought, part 2

October 23, 2011 15:14 Line

By: Swade

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Please excuse me whilst I air out some thoughts here (again)…… If you’ve been following my writings for even a little while, you’ll know I have certain…… issues….. with some elements in the automotive press. There are some newspapers, especially …
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