Author Archives: Swade

Goodbye from Inside Saab (for now)

December 21, 2011 23:50 Line

By: Swade

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Hi all, It’s been a quiet few days here on the site, basically because there’s no communications coming my way, nothing to say, and permission needed before I relate that nothingness to you anyway. All communications are now the domain …
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Quick thoughts on an ending

December 19, 2011 13:15 Line

By: Swade

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Apparently if I wait a few hours to write this, as I’d like to, then it would have to be approved first by whoever the court appoints as the bankruptcy administrator. Screw that. Like many of you, I’m going through …
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Press Release: SAAB AUTOMOBILE FILES FOR BANKRUPTCY

December 19, 2011 10:25 Line

By: Swade

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Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 19 December 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile), Saab Automobile Tools AB and Saab Powertrain AB filed for bankruptcy with the District Court in Vänersborg, Sweden this morning. After having …
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D-Day?

December 19, 2011 2:02 Line

By: Swade

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It’s Monday here in Australia as I write this. Later today, in Sweden, there will be a court hearing to determine whether Saab’s reorganisation should continue. To say there’s a lot hanging in the balance would be the understatement of …
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Watching the Saab reorganisation reports

December 17, 2011 1:08 Line

By: Swade

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Tis the season to be jolly nervous….. The Examiner is posing some Dear Santa questions from various stakeholders in the car industry: Saab Owners: A glimmer of hope for the future of their beloved, quirky sport sedan. Actually, I think …
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Saab 9-4X Crossover and Saab 9-5 Sedan Earn IIHS Top Safety Pick 2012

December 15, 2011 14:32 Line

By: Swade

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Some good news from the US, to follow on from the 2011 Top Safety Pick awards previously given to these vehicles….. —— Trollhättan, Sweden: The Saab 9-4X crossover and the Saab 9-5 Sedan have both earned a ‘Top Safety Pick’ …
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Volvo throw down a performance gauntlet – in Australia

December 15, 2011 1:36 Line

By: Swade

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Whilst we’re waiting….. I don’t know how much noise it’s made overseas, but here in Australia, the motoring wires have been buzzing this week due to the arrival of a limited edition Volvo S60 tuned by Volvo’s racing partners, Polestar. …
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Saab Dealer Tour of Spain concludes this weekend

December 14, 2011 14:29 Line

By: Swade

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The siesta scheduled in the middle of the Saab Dealer Tour of Spain is now over and done. Today the tour continues in Palma De Mallorca, with the new Saab 9-5 SportCombi and 9-4x on display at Palma de Mallorca, …
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Dutch review – Saab 9-4x

December 14, 2011 10:45 Line

By: Swade

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All you Mad Dutchies (c) might want to check out these links relating to the Saab 9-4x. The Saab 9-4x was in Holland recently and Luxity magazine enlisted the services of lady racer, Sheila Verschuur, to take it for a …
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Can you help? Moving cars around the world (and back again)

December 14, 2011 4:33 Line

By: Swade

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One of our regular readers, Sapan, lives in the United States and owns a Saab Turbo X. You’ve seen it before, in a post where we covered how he bought his first Saab Sapan has written to me overnight, with …
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