Saab 9-7x the 2nd most leased car in the US

Yes, it’s true.

According to Business Week magazine, Saab’s own 9-7x SUV is the second most leased vehicle in the US market. Of course, this isn’t by straight lease numbers, it’s the 82.2% lease penetration that puts the 9-7x at #2 on the list.

Saab Custom Plates at SOC 2008

We’ve talked about custom Saab number plates a few times in the past. I even had a competition last year so that you could suggest some custom plates for my C900.
.
Greg Abbott used the Saab Owners Conference last weekend to put together one of the more comprehensive photo collections featuring custom plates.

At the SOC08 - one man’s account

I’m pleased to bring this account of the Saab Owner’s Convention 2008, from Jonny Del. Jon’s covered several Auto Shows in the northeast on TS’s behalf over the last few years, and has done a superb job once again here.

Jon accompanied Steve Shannon for part of his time looking around the Saabs on display, and provides a superb account of the show in general.

A little more from the Saab Owner’s Convention - photos from SaabUSA

I just got a few pics from SOC sent through from Saab USA.
.
I’ll be adding some other photos and stories later, but for now, we have the guest of honor from the event as well as the super-special latest addition to the GM Heritage Collection.
.
Mmmmmmmm. Get’s me thinking……

News from the 2008 Saab Owners Convention

The 2008 Saab Owners Convention has been taking place this weekend in Devens, Mass, and whilst I couldn’t be there and didn’t ask anyone to do anything on TS’s behalf, Alexandre was kind enough to take some notes and pass them on.
.
Notes include info on the Saab 9-1, TTiD for the US, engines in the 9-4x and a little on the 9-5. I’ve also thrown in a link to some initial images that have been posted.

Pacific Northwest Saab Meetup - An update

If you live in British Columbia, Washington, or even in Oregon, and you want to catch up with some fellow Saab loving lurkers from this website and beyond, then please keep September 6th free (and maybe even the 7th as well).

Saturday in Vancouver MegaSnippets

In today’s snippets entry:
.
Saab-love in Vancouver
.
Production news from Trollhattan
.
Why Pontiac should be killed off
.
The Detroit News drive the 9-3 Convertible and the Ottawa Citizen drive the Turbo X
.
Bankruptcy would wreck GM
.
I hate Cadillac, part 152634543
.
A visit to the Saab museum.
.
Saab pride, 9-5 style.

Teknikens Varld on a possible Saab 9-9

I’ll put this one down to rumour and speculation, but it’s fun to think about anyway.
.
With Saabs getting smaller in the future, the potential is there for another model at the top of the lineup. Tekniken’s Varld say that car will be called a Saab 9-9 and they have some ideas as to what it might be like.