If you asked the average man in the street Saab going is sadly not an issue in the way that Audi , Merc or BMW would be .
Gm have mismanaged Saab and may have to kill it to keep afloat.

Or, unfortunately, closure. EnG

But I remain optimistic through all this. Somehow, I feel GM already has a buyer for Saab. They may have to sell it for less than they could’ve fetched a couple of years from now, but their whole life is in the balance.

And to think how once upon a time this was the mightiest corporation in the world.

“[Saab & Volvo] just distract management from healing the sickness at the hearts of the main companies back in Detroit.

Trouble is, they won’t be able to unshackle themselves any time soon. These things take months. GM has already had Hummer on the block for most of 2008 with no buyer. It took months and months for Ford to sell off Jaguar Land Rover.

First, a buyer has to be found. And at the moment the main aim of every car company, including the ones that look healthy, is to spend as little money as possible. Buying Volvo or Saab involves spending money so which car company would go for it?

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And as for Saab, I’d say it’s more likely that GM will close it down than successfully sell it. Because if GM is to secure Federal aid, it will have to show it’s ready to swing the axe big-time. Why should Congress mind if it’s Swedes who suffer?”

Why GMC isn’t under review, just shows that GM really is not thinking. Yes. Its their 2nd biggest seller and is profitable. BUT. Chevrolet sells the EXACT same thing, and the market the GMC is catering to, is shrinking. GM does not need two brands to sell the same thing in a dying market.

Pontiac being moved to a niche brand. It already is a niche brand, how can it get any smaller? And there is no point to have a “performance” brand. Each brand under GM has a “performance” line.
Cadillac – V
Buick – Ultra
Chevy – SS
Saturn – Red Line
Saab – Aero (or Viggen truly)
GMC – Denali (Its not really performance, but more luxurious (ha.) and usually an upgraded engine.
Pontiac – GXP
Hummer – Alpha

Pontiac needs to die. If holden wants to export to the US still, do as Chevy or Buick.

Apparantly Buick is going to streamline with Buick China. Everything will be done in Buick China, and a skeleton crew in NA, to maybe add some Ventiports. Thats fine. But I’m not holding my breath. GM said the same thing about Saturn and Opel, and look at that mess.

There was another report that Buick and Opel were also streamlining. I can see that also. Buick China already does sell rebadged Opels.

That leaves Saturn out in the cold. Fine. Kill it.

Hummer is a goner, if a buyer is ever found.

Leaving Chevy, Buick, Cadillac…and Saab.

Saab is the only semi-global brand, yet GM wants to get rid of it. We all know how well Cadillac is recieved in Europe. Saab has won almost every year, best concept rewards. The potential is huge there. Yet Gm is too short sighted to see it.

And Saab changing hands all depends if a buyer can be found. Ford ackowledged it had been trying to sell Volvo for months now, and there is no buyer. Volvo is a healthier brand, that is also less integrated into Ford than GM and Saab. If Volvo can’t be sold, Saab can’t either.

My little rant…I need to be working on my design final. Ugh.

It’s certainly going to a interesting few weeks to see how the Government see these options and whether they will give the money to GM…. from what it says over at AutoBlog they obviously need the money desperately soon.