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 Saab moves to rehire dismissed workers after summer break; one-in-three refuse |
Aug 18, 2010 - 10:48 PM - by Saab Forums
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Filed under: Plants/Manufacturing, GM, Saab
When General Motors was on the precipice of dropping Saab forever, we imagine that the good workers of Trollhättan, Sweden were more than a little nervous. After all, how many high-paying jobs are there there in Scandanavia in the middle of a global recession? Well, it turns out that there may be quite a few jobs available if you consider the high volume of workers who reportedly turned down an offer to come back to work at Saab.
Sweden's SVT reports that as many as one-in-three laid off Saab workers turned down offers to come back to work in factory jobs for the company. Håkan Skött, Metallklubbens chairman at Saab in Trollhättan reportedly told SVT that up to 30 percent of the workers got new jobs or invested in training, adding "it's really nice that people have found other solutions." it's also good that Saab was still able to rehire 224 workers to help edge up vehicle production from a reported 28 units per hour to a max speed of 39 vehicles in any 60 minute period. The added workers will increase annual production to 60,000 units in total, and the company will need to hire still more workers if it plans to increase production more through a second shift.
[Source: SVT via Saabs United | Image: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty]Saab moves to rehire dismissed workers after summer break; one-in-three refuse originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 18 Aug 2010 18:28:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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2012 Saab 9-4X confirmed for LA debut in November |
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Aug 17, 2010 - 9:20 PM - by Saab Forums
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Filed under: LA Auto Show, Crossover, Saab, Luxury
 Saab 9-4X Concept - Click above for high-res image gallery
We've been expecting this announcement to come sooner or later, though we didn't exactly count on it coming from the LA Auto Show's own Twitter page. But there it is anyway, straight from the horse's mouth: "Saab has confirmed that the 9-4X Crossover will make its world debut at the LA Auto Show this Nov."
We're also expecting some sort of official word that the new crossover 'ute, which will share its Theta Premium underpinnings with the Cadillac SRX, should hit the market sometime in the spring of 2011... perhaps around April.
While we're on the subject of expectations, we'd also imagine that Saab will offer its premium crossover with the same powerplants as the recently released 9-5, which means we could see a 2.0-liter turbocharged four and a 2.8-liter turbocharged six, both likely mated with a six-speed automatic transmission and available all-wheel drive. We'll apparently find out for sure soon enough.
Gallery: Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X BioPower Concept
    
[Source: LA Auto Show's Twitter]
2012 Saab 9-4X confirmed for LA debut in November originally appeared on Autoblog on Tue, 17 Aug 2010 16:29:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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New Saab Design Director greets the diehards, calls for "return to Saab's roots" |
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Aug 12, 2010 - 2:19 PM - by Saab Forums
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Filed under: Saab, Design/Style
Saabs United, the site that played such a noteworthy role in the General Motors-Saab-Spyker cage match earlier this year that Saab gave the site an award, is at it again. This time, Saabs United is voicing concern about Jason Castriota, who was recently named 's Saab's design director. Castriota took the position above longtime Saab designer Simon Padian, who penned the Aero X concept.
Saabs United is worried that Castriota, moving between Turin and New York with his design consultancy and more known for supercars than family sedans, won't get Saab design and might not understand what the next 9-3 should be. And if that car isn't right, then Saab has a lot of trouble on its hands. So Saabs United wrote Castriota a letter detailing its concerns. Castriota, much to his credit, answered with a 2,347-word response.
Castriota acknowledges that there is no way he can prove himself yet to Saab fans, since the first product we'll see from him is at least two years away. But after relating that his first car was a hand-me-down 900 three-door hatch, he does a good job of explaining how his supercar-designing experience isn't really any different than designing for Saab: if you want to make a worthy Ferrari or Maserati, you've got to understand what the brand means and how to move it forward. Only the year 2012 will reveal the truth of the statement, but for Saabphiles, it's an auspicious start.
[Source: Saabs United]New Saab Design Director greets the diehards, calls for "return to Saab's roots" originally appeared on Autoblog on Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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Rendered Speculation: Saab 9-5 looks rakish as a coupe |
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Aug 09, 2010 - 12:14 PM - by Saab Forums
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Filed under: Coupe, Saab
The all-new Saab 9-5 is one of the best looking models to come out of Trollhattan in recent memory, but for now it's only available as a four-door sedan, with a wagon version coming in the very near future. While it's been nearly a decade since Saab discontinued its last coupe based on the 9-3 (okay, so it was a liftback) the 9-5 and its predecessor, the 9000, have never been offered in two-door flavor. However, that hasn't stopped a member of Saabs United, Z!, from breaking out Photoshop and rendering up a 9-5 coupe.
The 'shopped image features some of trademark Saab elements, particularly the downward sloping roofline and bulbous back end. While the proportions and execution may be a bit off (the short doors in particular), it's a reasonable rendering of what Saab could do if they wanted to enter the niche. Handsome as it is, don't expect to see such a model in your local Saab showroom - this is purely a flight of fantasy.
[Source: Saabs United]Rendered Speculation: Saab 9-5 looks rakish as a coupe originally appeared on Autoblog on Mon, 09 Aug 2010 07:58:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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