{"id":144694,"date":"2010-01-06T08:28:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-06T13:28:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/06\/report-swedish-govt-to-meet-with-gm-ford-to-discuss-saab-and-v\/"},"modified":"2010-01-06T08:28:00","modified_gmt":"2010-01-06T13:28:00","slug":"report-swedish-govt-to-meet-with-gm-ford-to-discuss-saab-and-volvo-next-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/144694","title":{"rendered":"Report: Swedish govt to meet with GM, Ford to discuss Saab and Volvo next week"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Filed under: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/ford\/\" rel=\"tag\">Ford<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/gm\/\" rel=\"tag\">GM<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/saab\/\" rel=\"tag\">Saab<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/volvo\/\" rel=\"tag\">Volvo<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/gallery\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" vspace=\"4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally-lead.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em><small>Sell Saab Rally in Detroit &#8211; Click above for high-res gallery<\/small><\/em><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>\nSince the day talks between <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/gm\/\">General Motors<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/koenigsegg\/\">Koenigsegg<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/11\/24\/breaking-koenigsegg-backs-out-of-saab-purchase-brand-future-up\/\">broke down<\/a> in late November, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/saab\/\">Saab<\/a> has walked the Green Mile about a half-dozen times. Spyker stepped in, Spyker stepped aside, GM &#8220;officially&#8221; announced Saab was winding down as of the end of 2009, Spyker <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/21\/update-spyker-extends-proposal-to-buy-saab-from-gm-until-furth\/\">stepped back in<\/a> and GM<a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/25\/hurry-up-and-wait-report-says-gm-has-no-planned-announcements-r\/\"> pushed the (renewed) negotiation deadline<\/a> to January 7 only to later call the date &#8220;soft.&#8221; With the newest (and likely final) end date looming on the horizon, The General now has some Swedish guests for still more talks on the hard luck brand.<\/p>\n<p><em>Reuters<\/em> is reporting that representatives from Sweden&#8217;s finance and industry ministries are meeting next week with the General to discuss Saab. State secretary Joran Hagglund reportedly told <em>Reuters<\/em> that the Swedish government wants to &#8220;make sure they (GM) have all the information they need.&#8221; Hagglund added that GM has not completely closed the door on Saab, intimating that there could yet be some hope for clemency or perhaps a deal. We&#8217;re not exactly sure what information the Swedish government has that the General may need, but since there are 3,000 Swedish jobs hanging in the balance, we&#8217;re guessing this last-minute trip is probably a good idea &#8211; if only to make sure no stone is unturned.<\/p>\n<p>While the Swedish government is in the Motor City it also plans to stop by Dearborn and grab some talk time with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/make\/ford\/\">Ford Motor Company<\/a>. Ford is in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/10\/28\/ford-officially-confirms-chinas-geely-as-preferred-bidder-for-v\/\">final stages<\/a> of selling the Swedish automaker Volvo to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/category\/geely\/\">Geely<\/a>, and the country&#8217;s officials evidently want to take a look underhood at the proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n<div class=\"postgallery\">\n<p><strong>Gallery: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\">Sell Saab Rally in Detroit<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally--(20)_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally--(14)_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally--(17)_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally--(2)_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/photos\/sell-saab-rally-in-detroit\/low\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.blogcdn.com\/www.autoblog.com\/media\/2010\/01\/jan-5-2010-saab-rally--(6)_thumbnail.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>\n<em><strong><small>Photos by Chris Paukert\/<\/small><\/strong><\/em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.drewphillipsphotography.com\/\"><em><strong><small>Copyright (C)2009 Weblogs, Inc.<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/a><br \/>\n[Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/idUSLDE60422R20100105\">Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:5px;background:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2010\/01\/06\/report-swedish-govt-to-meet-with-gm-ford-to-discuss-saab-and-v\/\">Report: Swedish govt to meet with GM, Ford to discuss Saab and Volvo next week<\/a> originally appeared on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\">Autoblog<\/a> on Wed, 06 Jan 2010 08:28:00 EST.  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