On Tue, May 10, 2011 at 9:55 PM, <relng...@aol.com> wrote: .... > Saab anxiously awaits the Swedish Debt Office’s approval (or > rejection) of a proposed share sale to Hawtai, a small, privately-owned SUV > specialist,
Well, this is unexpected and horrifying news. A pity that the new 9-5 is such a good-looking car and by all reports a pleasure to drive. I was looking forward to the possibility of buying a used one in a few years at the sweet spot between age and depreciation, but, like (I suspect) many other people, I refuse to own a Chinese car in any sense of the term. (Produced in, funded by, made by a company owned by, etc.) > Hawtai has a lower medium model, the Yuan Tian (B11), which could be > adapted for Saab, giving the brand an instant rival for next year’s Audi A3 > sedan > and hatchback series. Again, horrifying. The last I read about the Spyker investment, they were planning to platform-share with BMW, such that the new 9-2 would be approximately a reskinned Mini Cooper. Not an optimal solution, but certainly better than a badge-engineered Chinese tin can on wheels. Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
