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• Koenigsegg Pulls Out Unexpectedly, Prolongs GM’s Saab Story

  
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  Just a few minutes ago General Motors released a statement confirming that Koenigsegg has suddenly reneged on their agreement to purchase Saab. Despite the fact that GM is no stranger to failed deals (for further reference, please contact your nearest disgruntled Saturn dealer), CEO Fritz Henderson expressed surprise ...
  14 hours ago

• Saab-Koenigsegg Deal Falls Through

  
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  A press release [via sys-con.com] confirms that Koenigsegg has withdrawn from negotiations with General Motors over the sale of Saab. Fritz Henderson shares his disappointment: We’re obviously very disappointed with the decision to pull out of the Saab purchase. Many have worked tirelessly over the past several ...
  15 hours ago

• GM’s Sale of Saab to Koenigsegg Collapses

  
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  General Motors confirmed Tuesday that its planned sale of Swedish automaker Saab to Koenigsegg Group AB has collapsed with
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• Koenigsegg’s Dihedral Synchro-Helix Actuation Door System

  
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  Check out the Koenigsegg’s Dihedral Synchro-Helix Actuation Door System. It looks better than normal scissor door. But it will be better if it don’t make any noises. Check it out after the break. [via Techeblog ]
  5 days ago

• The Perils of Koenigsegg Ownership [Super Cars]

  
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  Ever since Marcello Gandini designed the Lamborghini Countach’s scissor doors, any serious competitor to the automotive loony throne has had to have a trick door. With the Koenigsegg’s, there’s a slight catch. It’s not that the Swedes—who have this summer picked up Saab from General Motors —failed to ...
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• Jane Blow: Leeloo Would Be Proud of Lelo

  
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  I’m tired of replacing batteries, charging batteries, worrying if the batteries are going to explode…and the dreaded “I’m about to cum but fear my batteries are dieing” feeling. I’d spend the extra $20 for a rechargeable toy. Know what else?  I’m tired of toys I pay for breaking after a few uses and ...
  5 days ago

• After Sale, Saab Promises to Refill Inventory

  
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  After the Koenigsegg Group buys Saab, it expects to start shipping new 9-3 models to the United States.
  6 days ago

• After Sale, Saab Promises to Refill Inventory

  
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  After the Koenigsegg Group buys Saab, it expects to start shipping new 9-3 models to the United States. Follow this link: After Sale, Saab Promises to Refill Inventory
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• Top Gear – Jeremy Clarkson tests Koenigsegg CCX – BBC

  
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  http://www.youtube.com/v/svxRpqeqFRY?f=videos&app=youtube_gdata Lights OffSoft LightsLights OnHere is the original post:Top Gear – Jeremy Clarkson tests Koenigsegg CCX – BBCRelated Posts:Jeremy Clarkson in an F15E - Briefing and Flight.Jeremy drives the smallest car in the world at the BBC - Top Gear - ...
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• Saab dealers in the U.S. running out inventory

  
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  Saab dealers in the United States are running out of inventory as the Swedish brand cuts production to save cash and prepare for its first new model in seven years. “We have about 10 Saabs left, and they won’t last long,” said Ivan Goodwin, sales manager at Jim Ellis Saab in Atlanta. “It’s going to be a big ...
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• REPORT: Saab dealers running out of cars

  
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  Filed under: Car Buying , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab , Earnings/Financials 2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery With new vehicle production at a trickle, and its dealer network slashed by a third , retailers of the Saab brand are finding inventory shrinking to drought levels. ...
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• GM Lost $5k On Every Saab Sold In The Last 8 Years

  
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  Swedish business site di.se has done some numbercrunching, and figured out that GM has lost SEK 35,000,- (eq aprox $ 5,100, at the current exchange rate) on each Saab sold the last 8 years. As many of TTAC’s readers have pointed out in various comments, GM never made money on Saab. Truth is; they lost Read more: ...
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• NSFW With Dutch Spy Box, Go To Jail

  
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  Dutch motorists can prepare themselves for spending up to four years in the slammer and to pay fines of more than $100,000 if they intend to tamper with the automotive equivalent of an electronic ankle bracelet which their government will put in their cars. Dutch lawmakers approved the first “pay-as-you-drive” tax ...
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• Episode 272 – GM Reports Earnings, Overcapacity Abounds, Porsche Sues Shoe Company

  
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  Runtime 7:11 General Motors lost $1.2 billion in the third quarter. Even with all the restructuring in the auto industry, a report says that there is still way too much overcapacity. Porsche is suing a shoe company over naming its sandal the Cayman. All that and more, plus a look at the all-new Kia Sorento. ...
  1 week ago

• Saab Deal Going The Way Of Opel?

  
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  Saab has not had an easy path to salvation. The Koenigsegg Group has had to provide finances, agree to a price and conditions with GM, get loan from European Investment Bank (EIB),and  coax the Swedish Government into guaranteeing loans. Now there’s one more hurdle left, and it’s the same challenge that scuppered ...
  1 week ago

• Koenisegg shutting down 38% of Saab dealerships

  
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  As reported by Automotive News, 81 of Saab’s 218 dealers got letters yesterday informing them that they had not been selected to continue as a dealer after Koenisegg takes over. Allegedly, the Swedish car maker (Koenisegg) had selected only certain stores based on its business plan requiring strong, well-located ...
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• Koenigsegg reportedly rejects 81 out of 218 U.S. Saab dealers

  
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  Filed under: Government/Legal , GM , Saab 2010 Saab 9-5 - Click above for high-res image gallery According to Automotive News , Federal Express letters arrived at 81 of Saabs 218 dealers on Thursday stating that their franchises had not been selected to move forward and become a dealer for the ...
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• Koenigsegg To Trim 81 Dealers From Saab Network

  
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  General Motors may be looking to expand its (formerly) shrinking U.S. network, but the soon-to-be owner of GM’s orphaned Saab is sticking with a leaner, meaner game plan: Koenigsegg intends to nix 81 Saab dealers from the company’s current network, leaving just 137 outlets in the U.S. Of course, there’s still a ...
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• Koenigsegg prunes U.S. Saab dealer list

  
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  Soon-to-be Saab owner Koenigsegg confirmed this morning that it is cutting ties with 81 of Saab’s 218 dealers in the United States in an attempt to significantly restructure the small automaker.Current Saab owner General Motors sent out a letter via FedEx to the 81 doomed dealers on Wednesday on behalf of ...
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• 81 Saab Dealers Slashed

  
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  Automotive News [sub] has more bad news for Saab dealers and customers. Saab’s prospective new owners have put the hit out on 81 of Saab’s current 218 US dealerships. If all goes according to plan, a measly 137 US Saab dealers will remain. Saab’s thin and uneven sales and service network has been an issue ...
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