So, what’s a 2009 Saab 9-5<\/a> worth to you? A more appropriate question may be, What’s the<\/em> 2009 Saab 9-5 worth to you? What about the previous-generation of the Saab 9-3<\/a>? Apparently, those two vehicle platforms<\/a> (plus one more unknown platform) along with “two engine technologies and two transmission systems” were worth about $200 million to Chinese automaker BAIC.<\/p>\n It would seem that BAIC got quite a lot for its relatively small sum of money, as both the older 9-3 and 9-5 are still perfectly serviceable automobiles that should allow the Chinese automaker to vastly increase the quality of its own offerings in short order. BAIC Chairman Xu Heyi reportedly said that “the purchase of Saab’s intellectual property can help cut short the development time for Beijing Auto’s own-brand passenger vehicles by 4 to 5 years.”<\/p>\n Xu went on to describe an ambitious plan to sell 100,000 BAIC-branded cars (no doubt relying heavily on Saab technology) in 2011. To turn that goal into reality, BAIC says it will have a production facility ready by 2011 with enough capacity to build 150,000 vehicles per year.<\/p>\n [Source: Reuters<\/a>]<\/p>\n REPORT: BAIC paid just $200 million for Saab technology<\/a> originally appeared on Autoblog<\/a> on Thu, 24 Dec 2009 15:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a><\/p>\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/ee374_2009-saab-9-5.jpg\")
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