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Dec
1st

GM board meets on Saab as threat of closure looms

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Saab faced closure as GM's board met on Tuesday to discuss the unit's fate after a deal collapsed to sell the Swedish brand. Full story...
Dec
1st

GM board meets on Saab as threat of closure looms

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Saab faces the threat of closure as GM's board meets today to discuss the unit's fate after a deal collapsed to sell the Swedish brand. Full story...
Dec
1st

GM to accept new offers for Saab

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General Motors Co. said it has received and#8220;expressions of interestand#8221; in its Saab brand, and that the GM board will evaluate potential bids by the end of December. Full story...
Nov
30th

CHINA: BAIC mulls next move on Saab

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Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp (BAIC) general manager Wang Dazong has said the Chinese automaker might still be interested in buying General Motors' Saab unit. Full story...
Nov
24th

Koenigsegg-Saab deal falls through

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Koenigsegg has pulled out of takeover deal for struggling Swedish car-maker Saab


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Nov
16th

SWEDEN/US: Saab dealers ‘running out of cars’

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Saab, retooling its factory in Sweden to build the new 9-5 early next year - its first new model in seven years - has cut output so much that dealers in the US are running out of new cars to sell. Full story...
Nov
13th

Saab buyer rejects 81 U.S. stores

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Saab's new owner will reject 81 of Saab's 218 U.S. dealerships, General Motors Co. said Thursday. Saab's buyer, Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg, selected the surviving stores. Full story...
Nov
12th

Saab buyer rejects 81 U.S. stores

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Saab's new owner will reject 81 of Saab's 218 U.S. dealerships, General Motors Co. said today. Saab's buyer, Swedish sportscar maker Koenigsegg, selected the surviving stores. Full story...
Nov
10th

CHINA: BAIC says Saab deal to close by year-end

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Beijing Auto and Koenigsegg are still aiming to complete the purchase of Saab from GM before the end of the year. Full story...
Nov
10th

Beijing Auto aims to close Saab deal by year-end

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Beijing Auto and its Swedish partner still aim to finalize plans to buy Saab by the end of the year, an executive of the Chinese carmaker said. Beijing Auto plans to take a minority stake in Koenigsegg, which is buying Saab from GM. Full story...
Nov
10th

Beijing Auto aims to finalize Saab deal by year end

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Beijing Auto and its Swedish partner still aim to finalize plans to buy Saab by the end of the year, an executive of the Chinese carmaker said. Beijing Auto plans to take a minority stake in Koenigsegg, which is buying Saab from GM. Full story...
Nov
10th

China’s Beijing Auto aims to finalize Saab deal by year end

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Beijing Auto and its Swedish partner still aim to finalize plans to buy Saab by the end of the year, an executive of the Chinese carmaker said. Beijing Auto plans to take a minority stake in Koenigsegg, which is buying Saab from GM. Full story...
Nov
10th

China’s Beijing Auto aims to finalize Saab deal by year end

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Beijing Auto and its Swedish partner still aim to finalize plans to buy Saab by the end of the year, an executive of the Chinese carmaker said. Beijing Auto plans to take a minority stake in Koenigsegg, which is buying Saab from GM. Full story...
Oct
22nd

SWEDEN: EIB loans include EUR400m for Saab

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The European Investment Bank has given the green light to loans to European-based car makers worth a total of EUR600m, including EUR400m for Saab Automobile AB. Full story...
Oct
21st

Saab gets key loan; Sweden still needs to commit

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The European Investment Bank granted on Wednesday a 400 million euro ($599 million) loan to Swedish automaker Saab, but Sweden said Saab will have to wait for a decision on whether the state will guarantee loan. Full story...
Oct
21st

Saab gets 400M euro EIB loan; Sweden still needs to commit

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The European Investment Bank granted on Wednesday a 400 million euro ($599 million) loan to Swedish automaker Saab, but Sweden said Saab will have to wait for a decision on whether the state will guarantee loan. Full story...
Oct
18th

Technological Woman of the Year

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Anna-Maria Saméus, product manager at Volvo Cars, has been selected as Technological Woman of the Year 2009. She was given the award for her ability to combine technology and business-mindedness in an international environment, using leadership as a tool. The award is given by defence and security company Saab. Full story...
Oct
16th

FEATURE: Saab savours a future without GM

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When GM decided last year that, in its struggle to survive, it needed to cut Saab adrift - there were mixed feelings throughout the Saab organisation. But, as Knut Simonsson, Saab's director of global operations, tells Dave Leggett, it has given the company a chance to change and presented a new business opportunity. Full story...
Oct
6th

SWEDEN: EC asked to scrutinise Saab support

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The Swedish government on Tuesday said it had asked the European Commission to assess whether proposed loan guarantees to Saab Automobile would break rules on state support. Full story...
Sep
30th

SWEDEN: Saab buyer may not get full EIB loan – reports

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Saab, currently being sold by General Motors, might not get the full SKR4.3bn (US$612m) loan it has requested from the European Investment Bank (EIB), a local paper Dagens Industri said, citing an anonymous source. Full story...
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