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Thursday, Jun 18
Koenigsegg leader to buy Saab
Saab, which is being removed from the books of beleagured GM, filed in February for reorganisation with the Swedish government. This was the first step to begin as an independent company. Saab plans to produce its next generation 9-5 model at the company's Trollhattan factory.
Thursday, Jun 11
Saab and Hummer safe for now
After the halcyon days of the 1990s, Saab sales have largely tanked because of a lack of new models and clear identity of how the Swedish carmaker fitted into the GM empire. Locally, Saab dealers sold just 1158 cars last year and in the first five months of this year they have sold just 186 cars...
Holden Commodore VF: VE facelift
A 2.8-litre V6 with variable valve timing is available in some General Motors vehicles and generates 151kW at 6800 revs and 246Nm at 6300 revs. The Saab engine is a single turbo 2.8-litre variant developing 188kW/350Nm. A 294kW twin-turbo version was developed for the Saab Aero-X concept ca...
Wednesday, Jun 10
Holden crisis is over
We're on a plan here over the next five or six years where you will see a rapid transformation of this car. Not the styling, but what people think a larger rear-wheel drive car can be and a remarkably efficient, smarter buy than some of the smaller cars around it."
Tuesday, Jun 2
Hybrid sales dropping
lt;p>Despite new entrants coming into the market, the preference for hybrid vehicles has fallen 74 per cent among private buyers this year, according to the latest VFACTS industry figures on fuel and buyer type.</p> <p>It’s the same story with LPG and diese...
Monday, Jun 1
GM bankruptcy no threat to Holden
The New GM is expected to emerge from bankruptcy protection within 60 to 90 days. GM-Holden is consider the jewel in the crown of the GM empire but it has suffered speculation that it, along with other assets like Hummer, Saturn, Pontiac, Saab and Opel, would be sold off. The decision to build...
Thursday, Apr 30
Pontiac: Carsguide Car of the Week
This week its parent General Motors announced the termination of the Pontiac brand by the end of 2010. Pontiac is not the only victim under the restructuring. GM also is looking to sell or phase out Saab, Saturn, and Hummer by the end of this year.
Monday, Apr 27
GM survival plan: at a glance
Move the shedding of Hummer, Saab and Saturn forward to the end of this year, with Pontiac gone by the end of 2010. Holders of GM’s $US27 billion worth of bonds would end up owning 10 per cent, with the carmaker exchange 225 common shares for each $US1000 principal amount of outstanding notes.
GM kills Pontiac brand
General Motors has talked recently about selling its Opel and Vauxhall divisions in Europe and Britain - in addition to Saab and Hummer - but there was no mention of GM Holden when GM president Fritz Henderson worked through the latest viability plan in Detroit last night.
Thursday, Jan 22
Cadillac CTS ‘canned’
It's a tough call but we only really had one chance to launch the brand here in Australia," he said. In Australia we are focusing everything we have on our core fundamental activities." General Motors had wanted to make the Cadillac brand the global flagship for the company.
