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20 Dec 2009 11:11

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Biz: Saab dead, then Saab not dead, then Saab dead, then Saab not dead

  • The Swedish automaker has another lease on life. After GM announced that the company would be closed last week after talks with potential suitor Spyker fell through, Spyker said “not so fast” and submitted another deal. “Despite our collective 11th-hour set-back, we are returning to the table with a renewed offer,” said Spyker Chief Executive Victor Muller. Saab’s 3,400 employees must be pleased that they’re being taken on such a comfortable merry-go-round. source

18 Dec 2009 09:31

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Biz: Saab story: GM plans to shut the Swedish automaker down

  • 3,000 people will likely lose their jobs source

16 Jun 2009 11:10

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Biz: With the Saab sale, Konenigsegg is about to get much bigger

  • 45 number of employees the luxury sports-car maker currently has
  • 3,400 number of employees the Swedish unit of bankrupt GM has source

16 Jun 2009 11:07

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Biz: Full speed ahead: GM sells off Saab to European group

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  • General Motors ditched the Swedish arm the company and handed it off to a group led by sports-car maker Konenigsegg. Sounds vaguely European. source