From Saab to Beijing, Beijing Auto Shows Their Progress

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Apr 30, 2013 Posted by administrator In Beijing Auto, Spy Shots Tagged beijing auto, Saab, Saab IP Beijing, Shanghai Auto Show Comments 2

Saab’s To Be Made in Qingdao

Saab’s road to ruin was a long drawn out affair, the company was spun off by GM who were looking to downsize in 2008 and the company managed to stay afloat until mid 2011 by selling off IPR to companies such as Beijing Auto whom recieved the rights to the last generation Saab 9-3 and Saab 9-5 as well as the gearbox and engines to both. Eventually Saab…

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Jan 9, 2013 Posted by In Industry News Tagged beijing auto, Qingdao, Qingdao City, Qingdao Saab, Saab Comments 1

Let’s Take a Look at Beijing Auto’s “Wrangler”

Beijing Auto’s B40 SUV has been spotted out many times, it was initially expected to launch towards the end of 2011 but was effectively delayed until the the launch of the company’s own Shen Bao brand late last month at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Shen Bao will be housing an entirely new range of vehicles all of which are thought to be launching within…

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Dec 5, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged auto, B40, beijing auto, brand, company, date, diesel, door, end, engine, gallery, Gasoline, gasoline engine, gasoline engines, gearbox, Guangzhou auto show, housing, imitation, IPR, IPR Beijing Auto, last, launch, Look, Market, month, mystery, nissan, pricing, range, Saab, semi, Shen Bao, show, speed, succession, suv, take, Tangshan, technology, version, Wrangler, year Comments 5

Saab Based Shen Bao Confirmed For Early 2013 Launch. E-Series Hatch Already Showing Strong Sales

Beijing Auto’s…

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Nov 9, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged April, April 2013, architecture, auto, beijing auto, brand, car, company, Confirmed, connection, E-Series, Guangzhou Auto Show Beijing Auto, hatch, hatchback, internet, launch, Market, October, official, Polo, range, Saab, Saab 93, sales, sedan, segment, seller, Shen Bao, Shenbao, show, Yesterday Comments 0

Beijing C70G to Launch in December, Three Engines on Offer Including 250BHP 2.3Turbo

Saab maybe an entry in the automotive history book but the brand sort of lives on in Beijing, when Beijing Auto bought the rights to the last generation 93 and 95 as well as the engines.

Although the C70G is based on Saab architecture it looks nothing like a Saab, its side has more of a BMW Bangle wrinkle…

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Oct 30, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto, Spy Shots Tagged architecture, auto, automotive history book, Bangle, beijing, beijing auto, bhp, bmw, book, box, brand, car, choice, Country, Day, December, end, engines, entry, executive, Flagship, gallery, Gear, generation, government, high, hint, history, Hong, Including, launch, link, Mercedes, nation, new Saab, nothing, offer, partner, potential, pricing, pride, rise, RMB, Saab, side, something, sort, speed, tech, turbo, upto, whilst, wrinkle Comments 1

Dongfeng Quietly Buys Saab’s Engineering Company

Dongfeng Auto announced today that it has bought a 70% share in the Swedish engineering firm, T Engineering AB. T Engineering was a spin off from Saab Automobile Powertrain and focuses on developing powertrains for the automotive world.

The original agreement was signed on December 8th 2011 and will see Dongfeng buy 70% of the company in stage one…

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Oct 15, 2012 Posted by In Dongfeng Automobile Company, Industry News Tagged agreement, auto, automobile, Buys, company, December, Dongfeng, Dongfeng Quietly Buys Saab's Engineering Company Dongfeng Auto, energy, engineering, facility, firm, overseas, period, powertrain, Quietly, Saab, Saab Automobile Powertrain, share, spin, Spokesman, stage, Swedish engineering, T Engineering, technology, today, world, year, Zhou Comments 1

Spyker and Youngman Return to Make New JV Focusing on Premium Cars

Youngman and Spyker, once famed for their attempted take over of Saab, have returned to the negotiating table and announced the formation of a new joint venture. In 2011 Youngman received the rights to the Phoenix platform as part of its aborted take over of Saab, the new platform was apparently developed independently of GM and as such Youngman were…

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Aug 27, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged amount, Crossover, Euro, joint venture, JV, Manufacturing, Premium Cars Youngman, Saab, share, Spyker, Spyker Phoenix, technology, today, transaction, Youngman Comments 0

Will a new Electric Saab find a Savior in China?

This is the question that everyone is asking this week. The answer is quite simple:

No.

If Saab’s future is electric, it’s likely best that it doesn’t come to China. Imported hybrid and EV vehicles do not gain the subsidies or preferential treatment at the consumer level that locally made vehicles receive. Furthermore, the market…

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Jun 22, 2012 Posted by In Green News, Industry News Tagged China, Green News, industry news, Saab Comments 3

Youngman Gives Up Saab

Youngman officially gave up on Saab yesterday after it was finally forced home that GM wouldn’t be sharing any of its tech with Chinese companies outside of its close joint venture partners. Mahindra and Mahindra appear to be in the running to pick up the pieces of the failed Swedish company, with Ssangyong under its wing as well as the left overs of…

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May 24, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged administrators, car, China Daily Chinese automobile company, Chinese companies, Chinese company, close, consortium, development, DI, Electronic Cars, home, Mahindra, player, production, Saab, Saab Youngman, Swedish company, Youngman Comments 6

Beijing Auto’s Back Yard Party – New Saab’s, New Jeeps, Fantastic Design As Standard

With the Beijing Auto Show happening in…

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Apr 26, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto, Beijing Auto Show Tagged BAIC, Beijing Auto Show, Concept, Production Cars, Saab Comments 0

BAIC’s Saab-derived C70G makes its official debut in Beijing

Beijing Auto (BAIC), who purchased the production rights to the old Saab 9-3 and 9-5 revealed the C70 to the press a few days ago. Today, it made its official debut at the Beijing Auto Show.

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Apr 24, 2012 Posted by Nathan Y In BAIC, Beijing Auto, Beijing Auto Show, Chinese Car News Tagged BAIC, baic c70, baic c70g, baic c70gb, beijing, beijing auto, Saab Comments 0

Beijing Auto to Launch Electric and Gasoline Saab Variants at Beijing Auto Show

Beijing Auto bought the rights to the decidedly ancient Saab 93 and 95 platforms from Saab in late 2010, whether or not Beijing Auto would have been able to turn them into passable sedans is another matter, a matter that we can safely say is decided.

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Apr 21, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto Show, Beijing Auto Works Tagged BAIC, C70, New Energy, Saab Comments 3

Saab based C70G interior spied ahead of Beijing Auto Show

BAIC are gearing up their C70G, aka the old Saab 95, its official airing at the Beijing Auto Show. Whilst previous spy pictures indicated that BAIC were not doing too much to overhaul the 95 it seems that they have in fact given it a unique identity for 2012 and beyond. The interior shown here for the first time, seems to be much improved over the original…

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Apr 18, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto Show, Beijing Auto Works Tagged 95, BAIC, C70, Saab Comments 3

Youngman’s Phoenix License basically ‘useless’

At least according to Saab’s United:

We all know that Youngman bought licenses for the phoenix platform in the autumn of 2011. The idea was that Youngman and Saab would develop new cars together and Youngman helped…

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Apr 17, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged deals, Pheonix, platform, Saab, Youngman Comments 4

The Saab Story Contiunes, Chinese-Japanese Consortium interested in Saab corpse

Did you think the Saab story would end with Saab’s forced bankruptcy? It  seems the story is on going with a new angle to report on nearly every day, this week it seems that a joint Chinese-Japanese Consortium are interested in talking on the Saab brand and its production capacity. Swedish…

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Mar 28, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged BAIC, industry news, rumor, Saab Comments 0

BAIC’s C70G ready to roll, details inside.

BAIC’s first car, the E-Series hatchback which overly looks like a Mercedes B-Class will hit the market in March according to media reports. Media testing is already underway in Hainan with media being able to test drive the car around the island, initial reports seem to be overly in favor of the car. The second car from Beijing Auto will be…

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Mar 9, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto Works, Spy Shots Tagged B-Class, BAIC, beijing, Beijing Auto Show, car, E-Series, island, launch, March, Saab, suv, test Comments 0

BAIC C70G showing promise with Saab platform

So you want a Saab? Tough luck, unless of course you can find a dealership that still has 9-3 and 9-5′s for sale, but then perhaps you can forget the warranty, the good news is that you will be able to pick up a Saab 9-5 based car from Beijing Auto Works in the next 12 months. The C70G has been sighted doing the rounds in China…

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Feb 29, 2012 Posted by In Beijing Auto Works, Spy Shots Tagged 9-5, BAIC, Saab, Spy photos Comments 0

Beijing Auto’s All Electric Saab based car shown naked

What is a Saab by another name? It’s a BAIC, and what we have here is a BAIC 9-3, although it won’t be called the 9-3 come launch time. Saab sold the last generation 9-3 and 9-5 platform to Beijing Auto Industry Corporation in late 2010 for 195 million USD, along with several different engines and gearboxes. BAIC have started building electric cars…

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Feb 10, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Beijing Auto Works, Spy Shots Tagged BAIC, C70, Electric, Saab Comments 5

Youngman still in the bidding for Saab’s Phoenix platform

Chinese media reports from earlier this week indicate that Saab’s wares are still up for grabs and Youngman is leading the chase. Why does Youngman still want to have a part in this charade? Because Youngman’s original partner signed up with Hawtai,…

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Feb 3, 2012 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged industry news, Phoenix, Saab, Youngman Comments 0

Youngman to bid 730 million USD for Saab

The seemingly never end Saab drama took another turn yesterday when it was revealed that a Swedish Government delegation had visited Youngman in China prior to the start of the Chinese New Year to talk about…

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Jan 20, 2012 Posted by In Industry News Tagged industry news, Saab, Youngman Comments 4

Swedish Government Delegation in China Visiting Youngman

Although Saab is officially out of business, a Swedish delegation is reportedly in China visiting Youngman according to reports from both of the Swedish Daily and also China Daily, the Swedish government is obviously eager to sell off any outstanding parts of the Saab automobile company and Youngman is still appears to be in the lead.

From China…

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Jan 19, 2012 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged industry news, Saab, Youngman Comments 0

Saab 9-3 BAIC C70 sedan seen ahead of production

BAIC’s C70, a Saab 9-3 based vehicle, has been spotted out testing ahead of its initial production run this month in Hubei province. BAIC bought teh rights to the 9-3 and 9-5 platforms in late 2010 for 195 million USD for use within its own line up. BAIC plan to build 20 new platforms for its own new Beijing branded vehicles under its own 12th five…

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Dec 30, 2011 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged BAIC, C70, Saab, spyshots Comments 2

Dongfeng rumored to be interested in fallen Saab assets

With Saab’s demise into bankruptcy being confirmed in the week before Christmas the automotive vultures have started to emerge, as with MG-Rover’s death in 2005 multiple parties have emerged expressing an interest in buying the remaining assets of the stricken company. Youngman are expected to receive the lions share, but an outsider – Dongfeng Auto…

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Dec 28, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Beijing Auto Industry Corporation, car, demise, Dongfeng, Dongfeng Auto, Group, IPR, outsider, PSA, Saab, Saab Aersopace Group, Saab vehicles, self, technology, Youngman Comments 0

GM’s final no to Saab’s Restructuring Plan Kills Saab, Pangda pulls out, GM to guarantee warranties on GM era cars

Saab’s life as a car maker was finally extinguished on Monday afternoon in a Swedish courtroom where the judge presiding over the case removed bankruptcy protection for the Swedish car maker which ended with Saab’s creditors forcing the company into bankruptcy. Saab is likely to be liquidated in early 2012 with the majority of its assets that do not…

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Dec 21, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Bankruptcy, industry news, Saab Comments 3

GM wont support Saab reorganizing in new plan

Saab’s days as…

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Dec 19, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News Tagged industry news, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 3

Pang Da Group to watch Saab go – or not

Pangda’s problem: ‘The bride to be married, the groom is not me.‘

According to the report of December 4^th of Reuters, Saab Automobile will be jointly held by a Chinese bank (not Bank of China) and Youngman Automobile, with holding shares less than 50%. Saab’s new ownership structure is that the Swedish car company SWAN…

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Dec 7, 2011 Posted by Pierce Geng In Chinese Car News Tagged Bank of China, Bank of China holding, car, General, General Motors, gm, Group, Pang Da Group, reporter, Reuters, Saab, Saab Automobile, Saab cars, SWAN, time, visit, Wang Yin, Youngman, Youngman Automobile Comments 1

Pangda still in the game at Saab take over talks

Yesterday we reported on Bank of China’s involvement in the ongoing Saab-saga, but it seems that the banks name was lost in translation and rather than being the Bank of China it is just an anonymous ‘Chinese Bank’ which could be anything from the smallest local city bank to a national level bank, the banks entry into the agreement was apparently to…

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Dec 6, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged industry news, pangda, Saab Comments 0

Bank of China to enter car making business by partnering with Youngman over Saab

The Saab story has taken…

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Dec 5, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Bank of China, industry news, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 1

GM overwhelm Pang Da and Youth to cut down equity ratio

Stuck in an impasse, the takeover of Saab by Pangda and Youngman lotus might usher in a new turn.

Recently, a source close to Pang Da Group was quoted by the First Financial Daily, regarding the acquisition of Saab, Saab Automobile restructuring officer Guy Lofalk went to Detroit for a face to face talk with General Motors. The reporter was informed,…

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Dec 5, 2011 Posted by Pierce Geng In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged industry news, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 5

BAIC’s 2.0T engine producing 206bhp comes down the line

BAIC C70 spy shots

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Dec 2, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged BAIC, C70, Saab Comments 0

GM unsure of Chinese Saab Rescue

From Market Watch:

General Motors Co. GM -0.47% said Wednesday it remains skeptical about a Chinese rescue plan for Saab Automobile even as one potential Chinese investor said taking control of the troubled Swedish car maker isn’t its main goal.

GM, which owns the technology on which several Saab models are based, doesn’t believe that…

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Dec 1, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged China, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 1

GM shoots down Saab sale

Does anyone still remember Saab? The ailing company seems to swing from disaster to disaster as fast as Tarzan can swing from vine to vine, as soon as newsreaders say the words “Saab” viewers at home can fill in the blanks with “… in the proverbial again” before the newsreader has finished his or her sentence. Saab spent the majority…

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Nov 7, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged gm, nodeal, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 7

Saab announces preliminary restructuring plan, aiming to turn profitable by 2014

The Swedish court dealing with Saab restructuring announced the investment plan of the concerned Chinese investors on October 31, which shows that Pangda Automobile Trade Co and Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co will acquire 100% stake in Saab for 100 million euros, and the successive investment will be as high as 600 million euros. The acquisition…

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Nov 1, 2011 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged deal, pangda, Saab, Youngman Comments 1

Saab sold on to Pangda and Youngman for 100 Million Euro

It seems that Saab is now a Chinese company along with Volvo. Pangda and Youngman have taken over Saab in its entirety and it will become part of the Pangda-Youngman empire. The two companies are set to spend 100 million Euro on the company, which of course has to receive approval from the National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) before any more…

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Oct 28, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged course, court, Euro, General Motors, gm, Pangda-Youngman, percent, production, Saab, Saab Automobile, today, Trade, understanding, Victor Muller, Youngman, Youngman-Pangda Comments 6

BAIC’s Saab based C70 seen out testing in final metal

Beijing Auto’s development of their Saab based vehicles has been a long drawn out affair, if we look back to 2005 when MG-Rover went bankrupt and its IPR subsequently sold on to SAIC, Roewe was born just a year later on the back of the Rover 75. Now if we look back to Saab’s IPR clear out to Beijing Auto in June 2009, you can see we’ve patiently waited…

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Oct 27, 2011 Posted by In Spy Shots Tagged BAIC, C70, China, New Car, Saab Comments 2

Proton to make cars in China with Hawtai (InsyaAllah!)

We…

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Oct 26, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged business, China, deal, Group, Group Managing Director Datuk Seri Syed Zainal Abidin Syed Mohamed Tahir, hawtai, InsyaAllah, licensing agreement, production, Proton cars, Proton-Hawtai, revenge, Saab, technology, Youngman, Zainal Abidin Comments 0

Saab rejects Chinese take over bid, Saab deterimned to go bankrupt

The ongoing Saab drama is something that we’ve tried to keep off the front pages of China Car Times as the story has gone from plausible to outright soap drama crazy in just a few short weeks. Looking back at March this year when…

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Oct 24, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged China, China Car Times, court, drama, equity, everything, hawtai, JV, Manufacturing, March, Pangda-Youngman, Reuters, Saab, Swedish Automobile, Swedish Automobile CEO Victor Muller, way, Youngman, Youngman-Saab Comments 9

Saab still waiting on Chinese cash, Geely not interested

The longer Saab waits for its long promised investment money from its Chinese partners the closer it gets to closing the doors, but the rumor does not wait, last week it was rumored that Geely were interested in taking on the Saab-story, but it seems that Geely are quite happy with just the one Swedish brand:

Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd….

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Oct 7, 2011 Posted by In Chinese Car News, Industry News Tagged car, Chinese cash, Dagens, Geely, Geely Automobile, Geely Automobile Holdings Ltd., Group, Holdings, Investment, investment money, Ltd, response, Saab, Saab AB, Saab-story, Swedish car, Youngman, Zhejiang Geely, Zhejiang Geely Holding Group Co Comments 0

Saab getting ‘good signs’ from Beijing

From Reuters:

Chinese carmaker Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile said it was getting positive signs from authorities in Beijing about its plans to invest in cash-strapped Saab, a Swedish daily reported on Saturday.

Youngman and Chinese car company Pangda Automobile Trade Co Ltd (601258.SS) are seeking approval from China’s authorities…

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Sep 13, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged beijing, car, court, decision, development, local authorities, Ltd, National Development and Reform Commission, NDRC, Pangda Automobile Trade Co Ltd, Rachel Pang, Reuters, Saab, Svenska, SWAN, Swedish Automobile, Swedish court, Trade, Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Comments 0

Beijing Auto’s C71 concept comes alive as the C70G

Beijing Auto aired the C71 concept at the Beijing Auto Show over a year ago, but they do not seem any closer to putting the car into production, until now of course. The C71 was put on show to highlight what Beijing Auto could potentially do to the Saab 95 platform that they bought from Saab when they were having their last bankruptcy fire sale, the…

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Aug 18, 2011 Posted by In Beijing Auto Works Tagged auto, Bankruptcy, black, car, century, Concept, course, end, engine, Fire, gallery, Idea, IPR, issue, lack, line, link, makeover, moment, platform, production, Saab, sale, sedan, show, styling, tike, transmission, year Comments 0

Hawtai potentially partnering with Proton

After losing their grip on the opportunity of working with Saab, Hawtai have lost no ground in chasing new partners, Hawtai are reportedly working with the Malaysian auto company Proton.

According to inside sources the two companies maybe pairing up to take on the Indonesian market and have had multiple high level meetings at Hawtai’s new…

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Aug 16, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged Asean, attack, auto, company, contact, course, deal, development, downtown, Factory, Grip, ground, hawtai, Interview, level, Management, Market, month, mystery, opportunity, plan, possibility, Proton, respect, Saab, source, ulterior, venture, work, Youngman Comments 0

Youngman plans new models for Saab

Although Saab is at a critical point between life and death, Youngman is still optimistic about its future and has put forward a 2012+ product plan for the ailing Swedish company.

Huang Zhiqiang, vice president of Zhejiang Youngman Passenger Car Group, said that the first thing Youngman will do after completing the Saab acquisition is to expand Saab’s…

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Aug 9, 2011 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged ability, Acquisition, amp, August, business, car, center, Commission, company, death, development, feasibility, Group, Huang, Investment, investor, lack, life, lineup, liquidation, National, pangda, partner, partnership, Passenger, period, place, plan, point, potential, president, problem, product, production, Reform, report, resumption, road, Saab, schedule, situation, staff, thing, Thirdly, venture, vice, year, Youngman, Zhiqiang Comments 0

Youngman and Pangda will submit Saab stake acquisition plan to NDRC within three weeks

If Saab can’t find an investor to pay its employees in two weeks, it will be forced to start liquidation process. Then its deals with Pangda and Youngman will become invalid completely, but due to restrictive policies by the Chinese government, the two Chinese companies are not allowed to make more investment to save Saab at the moment.

According…

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Aug 4, 2011 Posted by SusanZhao In Industry News Tagged Acquisition, amount, approval, case, Chairman, Commission, Council, crisis, development, feasibility, financing, government, import, Interim, Investment, investor, liquidation, moment, National, NDRC, overseas, Pang, pangda, period, plan, problem, process, Qinghua, Qingnian, Reform, Saab, stake, state, vehicle, Youngman Comments 2

Youngman and Pangda submit case for Saab to NDRC

Saab and Pangda have finally come forth with a plan to save Saab from the history books, the plan has not yet been made public but will be submitted to the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) within the next 30 days. The NDRC is the all powerful body that oversees all major business developments in the Chinese market and all overseas investment…

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Jul 28, 2011 Posted by In Industry News Tagged board, body, business, case, Commission, development, history, Investment, majority, Market, National, nbsp, NDRC, pangda, plan, public, Reform, representative, Saab, table, USD, venture, way, Youngman Comments 1

Saab’s to be made in Tianjin City

Saab maybe shuttered for July and possibly August, but that has not stopped plans moving ahead for the production of Saab’s in the Chinese market, thanks to a life saving investment from Chinese partners Youngman and Pangda, the trio are planning to pin Saab’s survival on the red hot Chinese market. The Swedish-Chinese love triangle is working hard…

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Jul 25, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged amount, area, August, capacity, car, Chinese Market, Chinese Production, city, decision, Factory, home, hub, import, Investment, July, life, love, Market, meantime, Online, pangda, powerhouse, production, Saab, Saab vehicles, support, survival, Swedish, Swedish-Chinese, team, the Chinese market, Tianjin, Tianjin City Saab, triangle, Trio, year, Youngman Comments 1

Saab 9-5 Wagon to hit Chinese shores in October

Saab still remains shuttered due to national holidays in Sweden and is still looking to remain shuttered throughout August when the car company should be back to making cars but that does not seem to have deterred Pangda from handling Saab’s…

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Jul 22, 2011 Posted by FrankF In Industry News Tagged are, August, business, car, company, due, gallery, government, handful, import, none, October, pangda, patent, Saab, sight, Wagon Comments 0

Next generation Roewe 750 seen again

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Jul 20, 2011 Posted by In Roewe, Spy Shots Tagged auto, bow, Concept, course, end, Epsillon, form, generation, Market, platform, Roewe, Saab, sedan, shot, show, suv Comments 0