Comments on: Saabs lessens losses in 2007 – plus July sales http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/08/saabs-lessens-losses-in-2007-plus-july-sales.html Saab 9-1, 9-3, 9-4x, 9-5, 9-7x News Thu, 11 Dec 2008 06:34:22 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: cj http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/08/saabs-lessens-losses-in-2007-plus-july-sales.html#comment-51369 cj Thu, 07 Aug 2008 02:01:14 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=7449#comment-51369 According to JAJ, looking at saab as one global unit, europe was doing a profit but they were losing money in the US due to the poor US$ exchange rate. He also said that this was something that they would adjust with the 9-4 being built in mexico. Notably, even thou it was a loss, its been reduced from SEK3.8B in 2005, to 2.9B in 06 to SEK2.2B in 2007 (appr USD 400M) so it is going in the right direction. In sweden the discussion is more about volvo do not by far have as lean production as saab and is facing some more difficult problems. a rather positive article in the business magasine dagens industri today http://di.se/ in which JAJ also says that if you can make money on a 11 year old 9-5 it would be possible to make even more with a new one... According to JAJ, looking at saab as one global unit, europe was doing a profit but they were losing money in the US due to the poor US$ exchange rate. He also said that this was something that they would adjust with the 9-4 being built in mexico.

Notably, even thou it was a loss, its been reduced from SEK3.8B in 2005, to 2.9B in 06 to SEK2.2B in 2007 (appr USD 400M) so it is going in the right direction.

In sweden the discussion is more about volvo do not by far have as lean production as saab and is facing some more difficult problems.

a rather positive article in the business magasine dagens industri today http://di.se/

in which JAJ also says that if you can make money on a 11 year old 9-5 it would be possible to make even more with a new one…

]]> By: Kdsaab http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/08/saabs-lessens-losses-in-2007-plus-july-sales.html#comment-51360 Kdsaab Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:02:17 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=7449#comment-51360 Meanwhile in Australia Saab 95 sales are up 300% compared to the same month last year! July 2007 - 2 July 2008 - 6 UP 300% thats amazing! *end sarcasm* Meanwhile in Australia Saab 95 sales are up 300% compared to the same month last year!

July 2007 – 2
July 2008 – 6

UP 300% thats amazing!

*end sarcasm*

]]> By: Bernard http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/08/saabs-lessens-losses-in-2007-plus-july-sales.html#comment-51345 Bernard Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:32:17 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=7449#comment-51345 The update makes a lot of sense. I don't see how Saab's profit/loss figures can be calculated separately from the rest of GM. This will go double in the next few years when two new Saab models will be built in Germany and Mexico, and Trollhattan will be building Opels alongside the 9-3. The update makes a lot of sense.
I don’t see how Saab’s profit/loss figures can be calculated separately from the rest of GM. This will go double in the next few years when two new Saab models will be built in Germany and Mexico, and Trollhattan will be building Opels alongside the 9-3.

]]> By: Etienne Saabhuy http://www.trollhattansaab.net/archives/2008/08/saabs-lessens-losses-in-2007-plus-july-sales.html#comment-51343 Etienne Saabhuy Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:55:35 +0000 http://www.trollhattansaab.net/?p=7449#comment-51343 +60% for BLS !...everything can happen ;) +60% for BLS !…everything can happen ;)

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