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Saab Story

Jun 17, 2009 2:57 am | Categories: saab
Posted by pf_flyer

Saab may still survie, but the future is uncertain after a consortium led by Swedish boutique sports-car maker Koenigsegg Group AB agreed to a preliminary deal to buy the troubled company from General Motors Corp. From the not-sure-if-this-is-surprising department, only 783 Saabs were sold in the U.S. in May, which is fewer than the number of Hummers sold...

Car Auctions

Jan 21, 2008 7:05 am | Categories: auction, barrett-jackson, hatfield, museum, austin-healey, sprite, goggomobil, austin, bantam, mini, moke, bianchina, saab, sonnet, ford, taurus, sho, mercedes-benz, s-class, mercury, comet, caliente, ebay, volkswagen, beetle, bus, vanagon, packard, kaiser, darrin, plymouth, speed channel, shelby, yenko, hemi, cuda, chevrolet, mustang, nova, gt40
Posted by hudsonthedog

It's that week again. That week in January where I plop myself down in front of the tube with an A-Treat soda in one hand, pretzel sticks in the other, and both eyes glued to the Speed Channel for another 40 hours of auction coverage...the Barrett-Jackson auction from Scottsdale. Back in 1990, FNN (the Financial News Network...now CNBC) covered this auction for one Sunday afternoon and it was wonderful...

2007: A GM Odyssey

Sep 4, 2007 2:17 am | Categories: autoobserver, gm, saab
Posted by pf_flyer

In a recent story on AutoObserver, Knut Simonsson, executive director, Saab Global Sales and Marketing said that consumers will increasingly gravitate toward brands that evoke strong images of heritage or national origin as a way to satisfy their desire for more “context” for their purchases, and that GM is starting to “get it” in terms of leveraging Saab’s brand qualities. While some GM enthusiasts may be hoping for a return to past glory and being a colossus astride the automotive world, I think the days of GM being the all encompassing, everything to everyone monolith are over. It's a brave new world, and smaller, more nimble and responsive is the name of the game. Consumers are looking for something unique in their vehicles, and are going to gravitate towards those manufacturers that can provide that for them...

Blog Category Results Found 3 entries. Categories results for: saab Saab Story Jun 17, 2009 2:57 am \| Categories: saab Posted by pf_flyer Saab may still survie, but the future is uncertain after a consortium led by Swedish boutique sports-car maker Koenigsegg Group AB agreed to a preliminary deal to buy the troubled company from General Motors Corp. From the not-sure-if-this-is-surprising department, only 783 Saabs were sold in the U.S. in May, which is fewer than the number of Hummers sold... Car Auctions Jan 21, 2008 7:05 am \| Categories: auction, barrett-jackson, hatfield, museum, austin-healey, sprite, goggomobil, austin, bantam, mini, moke, bianchina, saab, sonnet, ford, taurus, sho, mercedes-benz, s-class, mercury, comet, caliente, ebay, volkswagen, beetle, bus, vanagon, packard, kaiser, darrin, plymouth, speed channel, shelby, yenko, hemi, cuda, chevrolet, mustang, nova, gt40 Posted by hudsonthedog It's that week again. That week in January where I plop myself down in front of the tube with an A-Treat soda in one hand, pretzel sticks in the other, and both eyes glued to the Speed Channel for another 40 hours of auction coverage...the Barrett-Jackson auction from Scottsdale. Back in 1990, FNN (the Financial News Network...now CNBC) covered this auction for one Sunday afternoon and it was wonderful... 2007: A GM Odyssey Sep 4, 2007 2:17 am \| Categories: autoobserver, gm, saab Posted by pf_flyer In a recent story on AutoObserver, Knut Simonsson, executive director, Saab Global Sales and Marketing said that consumers will increasingly gravitate toward brands that evoke strong images of heritage or national origin as a way to satisfy their desire for more “context” for their purchases, and that GM is starting to “get it” in terms of leveraging Saab’s brand qualities. While some GM enthusiasts may be hoping for a return to past glory and being a colossus astride the automotive world, I think the days of GM being the all encompassing, everything to everyone monolith are over. It's a brave new world, and smaller, more nimble and responsive is the name of the game. Consumers are looking for something unique in their vehicles, and are going to gravitate towards those manufacturers that can provide that for them...