With stalling sales and an impending separation from General Motors, coupled with a blockade on supplier parts into the company, Saab has been forced to lay off 750 workers from its Swedish operations.

Affecting workers at the Trollhattan assembly plant, which builds the 9-3 and 9-5 sedan and wagon, the move comes after production stoppages due [...]

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Our friend Swade over at Trollhattan Saab has had a big news weekend. One of Swade’s swedish based ‘intelligence contacts’ has confirmed that the next generation Saab 9-3 will be built on GM’s Delta II platform – their premium compact architecture.

The big news here is not just the choice of platform but how the Delta [...]

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This time its Saab’s turn to feel the pain, as three new images of Saab’s Turbo X hit the net just shy of its official Frankfurt Motor Show unveiling.

The Saab Turbo X is the tasty little limited edition Swedish hot-rod that Saab will be using to introduce their new XWD Haldex AWD system. The trick [...]

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