May 7th, 2009 by DaveAdmin
A Fiat spokesman confirmed that Sergio Marchionne, CEO of Fiat Group, will head Chrysler when it leaves bankruptcy, most likely in May or June; he is also working on taking over Opel, Saab, and Vauxhall.
Marchionne is a dual Canadian and Italian citizen, who has stated his goal as creating the world’s second largest automaker (and supplanting [...]
May 3rd, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Fiat SpA confirmed today that it is talking to General Motors Europe (GME) about acquiring GME’s troubled European operations. The Italian automaker wants Opel, Saab and Vauxhall to assemble an automotive operation large enough to be competitive in the future world market. Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne has said an automaker needs to be able to [...]
February 20th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
In a move that was widely expected, General Motors’ wholly owned Swedish subsidiary, Saab, has announced it will file for reorganization in the Swedish courts.
Saab said it will be working to create an independent business entity with production, design and engineering in Sweden.
GM has been trying without success to unload the Saab brand or persuade [...]
January 9th, 2009 by Bill Cawthon
Cerberus may want to re-think one of its potential exit strategies from its ownership of Chrysler: selling brands like Jeep. Piecemeal sales don’t seem to be attracting much interest these days, even at fire sale prices.
General Motors announced today that it has been unable to find a buyer for Saab. This follows on its unsuccessful [...]
December 11th, 2008 by DaveAdmin
The Swedish government may provide $3.4 billion in aid to its two automakers, Volvo and Saab (owned by Ford and GM), which employ around 20,000 people within the country. The plan, which must be approved by the parliament, includes loans, loan guarantees, and research funds. No demands were made on the two companies to slash [...]