Saab Automobile AB is a Swedish car manufacturer. After struggling to avoid insolvency throughout 2011, the company petitioned the Swedish court for bankruptcy following the failure of a Chinese consortium to complete a purchase of the company; the purchase had been blocked by former owner GM, which opposed the transfer of technology and production rights to a Chinese company. On June 13, 2012 it was announced that the National Electric Vehicle Sweden had bought Saab Automobile's bankruptcy estate.
The latest news on Saab and their creditor problems is on how Saab asks creditors to accept 10% for their stocks and investments now and demands debts to be paid.
GM in 1989 invested $600 million in Saab Automobile, giving GM 50% control of Saab. In 2000 GM optioned the remain 50% control for $125 million. In 2010 Mg sold Saab to Spyker.
Saab and Scania were merged in the past, but split again about 20 years ago. The Saab aircraft company and Saab automobile company are no longer the same, either.
The Saab 9000 was made until 1998. They discontinued it in favor of the Saab 9-5.
A good place to start looking would be to purchase the latest edition of "Hemmings Motor News" from your local news stand. That is considered the bible for the automobile hobbyist.
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Saab Automobile is a Swedish manufacturer. GM initially bought 50% of Saab in 1999 and bought the rest of the company is 2000. They then sold Saab to Spyker Cars.
GM purchased 50% of Saab Automobile AB in 1989 and acquired the remaining 50% in 2000. They sold Saab to Spyker Cars N.V. in 2010.
SPYKR it is a subsiduary of Spyker Cars N.V
The Saab 96 automobile was first put into production in 1960, designed by Sixten Sason. It continued to be produced by Saab Automobiles until it was discontinued in January 1980.
I'm not sure who invented it but Saab began in about 1925, producing aeroplane parts. It was only later on that they began manufacturing cars.
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