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Title: End of the road for Saab
Post by: RichardA on December 19, 2009, 03:01:53 PM

The Swedish car maker Saab is to be wound down after parent GM failed to find a buyer as part the US giant's restructuring:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8421007.stm

Title: Re: End of the road for Saab
Post by: nowster on December 19, 2009, 06:38:54 PM

Can I bring in a "Saab story" pun? Yes, I think I just did.  :P

Title: Re: End of the road for Saab
Post by: RichardA on December 21, 2009, 09:28:25 PM

No more torque steer, turbo lag and Vauxhall Vectra gags. :(  :P

Title: Re: End of the road for Saab
Post by: guest238 on December 24, 2009, 09:54:04 PM

No loss considering the mess GM made of Saab. Frankly, GM couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery never mind run a car company properly.

Title: Re: End of the road for Saab
Post by: guest869 on January 03, 2010, 07:04:33 PM

Very sad news. Maybe GM did not do the best for Saab but if they had not bought them then maybe they would have gone years ago.