EIB Green Lights Saab Loan

The final hurdle in the sale of GM’s Swedish brand Saab to Spyker has been removed, as already hinted, after the European Investment Bank (EIB) approved a 400 million euros loan for the Swedish carmaker.

This is the final step in a saga that held the headlines for the better part of 2009 and the entire 2010 and it represents Saab’s second chance of becoming a force to be reckoned with.

"We have been saying all along it [the final transaction] will happen in February, but clearly all… (read more)