Swedish police uses Volvo wagon as weapon against crime

  • January 14, 2010 |
  • Volvo |
  • 5 Comments |
  • For all you Swedish criminals out there, here’s a new tip: if you’re running away from a crime scene in a car, and you see a police Volvo wagon, you will stop and turn yourself in ASAP. Don’t go thinking you can outrun it, as this unlucky Audi-driving criminal thought he did, and immediately saw just how indestructible a Volvo wagon... ...read the full post

    It’s official: Saab will be closed down by GM, warranties and service continue to be upheld

  • December 18, 2009 |
  • Featured General Motors Saab |
  • 2 Comments |
  • It seems that things have taken a turn for the worse for Swedish carmaker Saab, as its parent company, General Motors, has announced that the brand will be wound down, as negotiations to find a new owner haven’t reached a conclusion. “Despite the best efforts of all involved, it has become very clear that the due diligence required to complete... ...read the full post

    Two new buyers appear for Saab, things might not be so bad

  • November 27, 2009 |
  • General Motors Saab |
  • No comments |
  • In case you’re following the recent turmoil through which Swedish carmaker Saab has been going through, you know that GM was set to sell it to fellow Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg. The deal fell through though, and now GM revealed that it will announce next week what it will do with the struggling Scandinavia brand. Although some analysts... ...read the full post

    GM hasn’t given up on Saab, Swedish government official says

  • November 26, 2009 |
  • General Motors Saab |
  • No comments |
  • GM was set to bounce back from the economic turmoil, as it announced that it will start paying off its debts to the US and Canadian governments, it will keep and restructure Opel, but things are taking a turn for the worse once more, as the deal it had with Swedish supercarmaker Koenigsegg to get fellow company Saab off its GM’s hands has fallen. But... ...read the full post

    Next generation Saab 9-3 “unlikely” to use GM platform

    As you all know, Swedish carmaker Saab has been going through some tough times, but as fellow supercar maker Koenigsegg has officially bought it from GM, things are beginning to get a lot clearer about its future. We’ve already revealed the future plans that the new owner has for Saab, as it will manufacture fewer cars, but more expensive, in... ...read the full post

    Koenigsegg wants fewer but more expensive Saab models, takes the brand upmarket

  • October 28, 2009 |
  • Saab koenigsegg |
  • 1 Comment |
  • As you all know, Swedish carmaker Saab has been acquired by its fellow compatriots, the supercar company Koenigsegg, which unveiled recently that it has some big plans for the Scandinavian brand, but declined to comment further. Now, according a newspaper from the country, it seems that Koenigsegg wants to take the Saab brand more upmarket, by decreasing... ...read the full post

    Tesla Roadster heading to Europe

  • March 24, 2008 |
  • Tesla |
  • 1 Comment |
  • We’ve got good news for Europe. Though Tesla was planning to bring the Tesla Roadster to Europe someday, we didn’t know exactly when that was going to happen. But today, InnovationBeat reaports that Darryl Siry, VP of marketing, sales and service at Tesla, announced that, because of the dollar losing ground to the Euro, they’ll bring... ...read the full post