SAAB sold to chinese firm to make it an Electric car..

[ZOLLAR]

http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_asiapac...

article said:

NEVS, which is 51-percent owned by Hong Kong-based alternative energy specialist National Modern Energy Holdings and 49-percent owned by Japanese investment firm Sun Investment LLC, was "established for the purpose of acquiring the assets of the Saab Automobile bankruptcy estate," according to the statement.

The company explained that it planned to create a new model based on the current Saab 9-3, "which will be modified for electric drive using advanced EV (electric vehicle) technology from Japan

Still some life in the name then?..

[FraserLFA]

ZOLLAR said:

Still some life in the name then?..

I hope so! I like Saab. It was a shame when they went.

[ZOLLAR]

FraserLFA said:

ZOLLAR said:

Still some life in the name then?..

I hope so! I like Saab. It was a shame when they went.

Thing is it won't exactly be the same SAAB that we know, will it?

[FraserLFA]

ZOLLAR said:

Thing is it won't exactly be the same SAAB that we know, will it?

Definitely not, and I suppose the argument comes down to whether it's better to let it die gracefully or whether it would be better to keep seeing it on the roads in an altered form.

[ZOLLAR]

FraserLFA said:

Definitely not, and I suppose the argument comes down to whether it's better to let it die gracefully or whether it would be better to keep seeing it on the roads in an altered form.

I always had the feeling that the name would disappear for a few years maybe decades then revived by another manufacturer, sometimes it's good for a name to be forgotten about until a new generation comes around

[Aizle]

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

Ahem...

[ZOLLAR]

Aizle said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/news/default.asp?storyI...

Ahem...

Ah bks, come on aizle you knew I haven't been on here for awhile you could have just left it!

[vit4]

PH Article



Sounds like it will be similar to the Ampera, which can only be a good thing IMHO

Edit: Too late!

[Aizle]

ZOLLAR said:

Ah bks, come on aizle you knew I haven't been on here for awhile you could have just left it!

Was 27 mins not enough?

[Flying Toilet]

[FraserLFA]

ZOLLAR said:

Ah bks, come on aizle you knew I haven't been on here for awhile you could have just left it!

I don't always read the front page so i'm glad you posted this.

Oh, and fk off Aizle

kidding!

[ZOLLAR]

FraserLFA said:

ZOLLAR said:

Ah bks, come on aizle you knew I haven't been on here for awhile you could have just left it!

I don't always read the front page so i'm glad you posted this.

Oh, and fk off Aizle

kidding!

OI AIZLE!!!....

[FraserLFA]

Now we're in trouble...