Monthly Archives: November 2011

11/11/11 – the Saab 9-1 that wasn’t

November 11, 2011 3:51 Line

By: Swade

Comments (34)

Saab have certainly had a decent run with concept cars over the years. I’d have to go back and do the math, but the number of new Saab concepts over the last 10 years or so, starting with the original …
Read more →

Inside Saab on Google+

November 10, 2011 23:23 Line

By: Swade

Comments Off

Have you tried out Google+ yet? If so, then please feel free to add Inside Saab to your circles and get updates as to content and the occasional non-website thought. Like everyone else, we’ve just started on Google+ so there’s …
Read more →

Saabosphere – links we like in the middle of this week

November 10, 2011 14:46 Line

By: Swade

Comment (1)

It’s a little unusual for me to do a Saabosphere in the middle of the week, but there were a few good things out there worth sharing. Via Saabworld, here’s a great video from Autoweek.nl. They travelled to Trollhattan recently …
Read more →

The process with China and preparing for GM continues

November 9, 2011 23:31 Line

By: Swade

Comments (5)

As you may have read in news reports earlier today, discussions are ongoing with our Chinese partners as we try to negotiate a solution that will satisfy all parties. Reuters: China’s Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co said it still wanted …
Read more →

How did you end up buying your first Saab?

November 9, 2011 16:16 Line

By: Swade

Comments (26)

Something to pass the time…… A story from earlier in the week prompted a few Saab purchase stories from the pre-internet days. Forgetting the internet for a moment, it’s always interesting to hear how people first get into Saabs. I …
Read more →

Photo competition for Saab Dealer Tour of France

November 9, 2011 10:17 Line

By: Swade

Comment (1)

A couple of our enthusiast websites are running a photo competition for the Saab Dealer Tour of France that is commencing on the weekend. If you’d like to go along but you haven’t seen the dates or venues yet, you …
Read more →

The autoextremist on winners in the car industry

November 9, 2011 2:56 Line

By: Swade

Comment (1)

I’m a regular reader of many automotive columnists and this week’s Rants entry from the AutoExtremist caught my eye. The article is actually about Toyota and the troubles they’ve suffered in the last few years – some of which were …
Read more →

Update from the Saab dealer tour of Austria

November 9, 2011 1:29 Line

By: Swade

Comment (1)

Things have been moving along with the Saab dealer tour in Austria and it looks like they’re having a great time, showing off the Saab 9-5 SportCombi and Saab 9-4x to both dealer staff and potential customers. Despite the current …
Read more →

Waiting…..

November 8, 2011 12:31 Line

By: Swade

Comments (23)

I apologise if the lack of writing here today has been a cause for concern. Simply put, there was nothing I could say. I had my own thoughts, of course, but they were best left unpublished, especially on an official …
Read more →

Saab Dealer Tour – France

November 8, 2011 7:14 Line

By: Swade

Comments (2)

The Austrian Saab Dealer Tour continues this week, until Thursday. This coming weekend, the tour will begin in France, where it will run from November 12th to 22nd. This tour is a little different as it will be split into …
Read more →