Antwort Will Saab ever come back? Weitere Antworten – Are Saab making a comeback

Will Saab ever come back?
“No, we have no plans to revive the Saab automotive brand,” he asserted definitively. This statement extinguished hopes for the return of Saab vehicles in the foreseeable future, as reported by Business Insider Polska.In summary, Saab cars are no longer being produced by any company, and new models are not available. There are no plans for this to change anytime in the near future. Due to this history, it can be difficult to find an auto shop with the knowledge to perform maintenance on and repair an older Saab.Really, SAAB itself stopped making cars in 2000, when it was wholly acquired by General Motors. From when GM acquired a controlling stake in the company in 1989, all new SAAB cars shared platforms with other GM models, like the Opel Vectra.

Why did Saab fail : After struggling to avoid insolvency throughout 2011, the company petitioned for bankruptcy following the failure of a Chinese consortium to complete a purchase of the company; the purchase had been blocked by former owner GM, which opposed the transfer of technology and production rights to a Chinese company.

Did Volvo buy Saab

GOTEBORG, Sweden, Aug. 29 (AP)—The proposed merger of Sweden's two auto manufacturers, Volvo and SAAB. has been called off. The merger would have been the biggest in Swedish history and would have created one of Europe's largest auto manufacturing companies.

Was Saab a luxury car : After many years establishing a sound engineering reputation and ultimately a luxury price tag, Saab failed to build its customer base beyond its niche following.

Bob Lutz Explains Why GM Killed Saab, Pontiac, Hummer And Saturn In 2008. The period of 2008 to 2009 was rough for Detroit's Big 3 automakers. While Ford technically never filed for bankruptcy — though it did receive some of those sweet bailout funds — GM and Chrysler did.

Volvo, which has spent many advertising dollars promoting its cars' safety, has just been hit with some disheartening news. The Saab 9000, another Swedish car, is Sweden's safest car, according to the Folksam Insurance Co., one of that country's largest underwriters.

Why did GM ruin Saab

It is true that Saab was in such financial straits at the time of the GM takeover that it couldn't muster the resources for a ground-up redesign of its strongest seller, and this helps explain the rushed timeline and corporate compromise (as well as also forcing the mid-size 9-5 onto a modified 2900 platform).Dutch carmaker Spyker acquired Saab in 2010 in a deal that saw GM retain over $300 million in preferred shares. That stake would soon come into play as GM blocked an offer from a Chinese manufacturer to become Saab's largest investor. With that deal dead, Saab Automobile finally declared bankruptcy in December 2011.