{"id":90322,"date":"2009-12-19T15:50:00","date_gmt":"2009-12-19T20:50:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/2009\/12\/19\/report-swedish-government-to-meet-with-gm-officials-could-saa\/"},"modified":"2009-12-19T15:50:00","modified_gmt":"2009-12-19T20:50:00","slug":"report-swedish-government-to-meet-with-gm-officials-could-saab-still-be-saved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/90322","title":{"rendered":"REPORT: Swedish government to meet with GM officials – could Saab still be saved?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Performance<\/a>, Government\/Legal<\/a>, Hirings\/Firings\/Layoffs<\/a>, Plants\/Manufacturing<\/a>, GM<\/a>, Saab<\/a>, Earnings\/Financials<\/a>, Rumormill<\/a>, Luxury<\/a><\/p>\n

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Saab 9-5 – Click above for high-res image gallery<\/small><\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n

\nLess than a day after General Motors officially announced Saab’s euthanization<\/a>, it looks like the storied Swedish brand might still have the faintest whisper of a pulse. Motor Trend<\/em> is reporting that there are rumors swirling that the Swedish government will hold emergency meetings this weekend to try to save Saab. At least some government officials apparently feel that Saab is too important to fail… now where have we heard that before? With such a small population, the closure of Saab could have a major impact on the nation’s economy, much like the failure of GM (and Chrysler, to a lesser extent) was viewed as potentially catastrophic in the States.<\/span> <\/p>\n

Some 3,400 employees will be jobless when GM completes its planned <\/span>“orderly wind down” starting in January<\/span>. That estimate doesn’t include workers from the 1,100 Saab dealers that will also be shuttered around the globe.<\/p>\n

Despite the failed selloff, things look like they’re picking up at The General<\/a>. The automaker announced yesterday that they had paid back the first $1 billion TARP money they borrowed from us<\/strike> the U.S. government. BAIC, Koenigsegg<\/a>, Spyker<\/a> and others had attempted to jump into the Saab fire-sale, but all have come out burned. Well, BAIC<\/a> at least scored tooling for the old 9-3 and current 9-5. With a new-for 2010 9-5<\/a> having taken the stage at auto shows around the globe in recent months and the 9-4X<\/a> in the wings, we’d love to see all of the Saab faithful get an early Christmas gift. We’re definitely<\/em> not holding our breath, but we’ll keep you posted through the weekend should anything materialize.<\/p>\n

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Gallery: 2010 Saab 9-5<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Gallery: Detroit 2008: Saab 9-4X Concept live reveal<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

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\n[Source: Motor Trend<\/a>]<\/p>\n

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REPORT: Swedish government to meet with GM officials – could Saab still be saved?<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Sat, 19 Dec 2009 15:50:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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