Posts Tagged ‘Saab’

GM criticized for winding down Saab despite bids to buy brand

General Motors Co. was criticized in Sweden after the U.S. automaker named a restructuring firm to run the winding-down of Saab even as it reviewed several bids which included an offer from Formula One supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

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GM hires AlixPartners to wind down Saab

General Motors Co. today said it had selected corporate restructuring firm AlixPartners to oversee the wind down of Saab. GM also said it will continue to evaluate proposals to buy Saab.

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Fresh hope for Saab as F1 boss Ecclestone joins bidders

Investment group Genii Capital said today it has made an offer for Saab with Formula One motor racing boss Bernie Ecclestone. Genii’s offer was one of three late bids for the Swedish brand, which owner General Motors Co.

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How Saab got here: Pivotal recent events

Saab’s future remains unclear as parent General Motors Co. considers last-ditch bids from Sweden and the Netherlands. While the bidders are reviewed, GM says it will start winding down the 60-year-old automaker. It has been a very busy year for Saab.

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Dutch carmaker Spyker sweetens bid for Saab

Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker submitted an improved bid for Sweden’s Saab to General Motors Co. on Thursday, just ahead of a key deadline that could prompt closure of the brand.

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Dutch carmaker Spyker sweetens bid for Saab

Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker submitted an improved bid for Sweden’s Saab to General Motors Co. on Thursday, just ahead of a key deadline that could prompt closure of the brand.

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Potential bidders circle Saab as deadline looms

Bidders in Sweden, Luxembourg and the Netherlands are making last-ditch efforts today to buy Saab as a deadline for its sale loomed, threatening the Swedish car brand with closure. General Motors Co.

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Spyker said to be GM’s only candidate for Saab purchase

Spyker Cars NV is the only buyer under consideration for the Saab brand and is seeking to line up funding that will satisfy General Motors Co., a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.

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Spyker’s Muller could be Saab’s savior

Spyker CEO Victor Muller is ambitious, passionate, creative and he has an unstoppable drive to reach his goals. These traits might be just what Saab needs to survive and flourish outside GM’s ownership.

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Spyker said to be GM’s only candidate for Saab purchase

Spyker Cars NV is the only buyer under consideration for the Saab brand and is seeking to line up funding that will satisfy General Motors Co., a person with direct knowledge of the situation said.

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Spyker says it would rebuild Saab around core products; 9-1 would be shelved

Spyker Cars will rebuild Saab around the 9-3, 9-5 and 9-4X models if it buys the Swedish brand from GM, says Spyker CEO Victor Muller. Plans for a Saab 9-1 entry-level car would be put on hold.

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Deal or death? Saab dealers say they’re in the dark

Saab dealers in the United States say they have been uninformed bystanders to General Motors Co.’s on-again, off-again negotiations to sell the Swedish premium brand.

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Saab to resume output after bid deadline dropped

GM has extended a Dec. 31 deadline for bids for Saab, which will restart some production lines in January, Saab said today.

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Spyker CEO ‘hopeful’ as deadline for Saab decision looms

GM is prepared to wait beyond the end of this week before deciding on the future of Saab as it reviews remaining bids, Bloomberg News reported.

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GM says it plans no announcement on Saab

General Motors Co. is continuing to wind down Saab and does not plan to make further announcements regarding the brandand#8217;s sale, a spokesman said today. No new Saab deals are imminent with any interested parties, GM spokesman Chris Preuss said.

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Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp., China’s fifth-largest automaker, will launch an aggressive campaign to develop its brand both at home and overseas, after buying car designs from General Motors Co.’s Saab unit.

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Beijing Automotive puts tab for Saab technology at $200 million

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp said it paid $200 million for Saab technology, allowing the Chinese automaker to roll out Saab-based cars as soon as 2011.

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Saab hopes flicker as Spyker rescue bid drags on

Sweden’s IF Metall union held meetings with Saab bidder Spyker Cars today and said the company’s business plan was a copy of an old plan by Koenigsegg, the Swedish luxury carmaker which dropped its bid for Saab last month.

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Sweden, Saab hold crisis talks as Spyker deadline looms

The Swedish government and Saab officials held crisis talks about a threatened closure of the General Motors Co. brand as a Monday evening deadline loomed on a renewed buyout bid from Spyker Cars.

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GM, Spyker in talks on Saab as Sweden waits with hope

Sweden said a last-ditch bid by Spyker Cars for Saab offered a thread of hope the General Motors Co. brand would survive, as talks between the Dutch sports car maker and GM extended into the evening.

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Spyker extends deadline on offer to buy Saab

Sweden said a last-ditch bid by Spyker for Saab offered a thread of hope the brand would survive, as talks between the Dutch luxury carmaker and GM triggered an extended deadline.

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Spyker extends deadline on offer to buy GM’s Saab

Sweden said a last-ditch bid by Spyker for Saab offered a thread of hope the brand would survive, as talks between the Dutch luxury carmaker and GM triggered an extended deadline. Spyker lodged a new offer to buy Saab from GM on Sunday, with a 5 p.m.

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After long slide, Saab stores learn the end is near

Michael Simon, newly installed as general manager of a stand-alone Saab store under new ownership, kept pushing sales right up until the death sentence was delivered. Simon bought more new Saabs from less-hopeful dealers.

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GM says it’s mulling new Saab inquiries; Spyker still in hunt

General Motors Co. said it would evaluate several expressions of interest for Saab, including a new fast-track bid from Spyker Cars.

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GM says it’s mulling new Saab inquiries; Spyker still in frame

GM said it will evaluate several expressions of interest for Saab including a new fast-track bid from Spyker.

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