It's official: Koenigsegg buys Saab...

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Henrik B. - 11 Jun 2009 18:15 GMT

It's announced today on Swedish television.

Koenigsegg buys Saab together with this Norwegian moneyman:
http://e24.no/naeringsliv/article3070931.ece

And should anyone NOT know who Koenigsegg is - this is Koenigsegg:
http://www.koenigsegg.com/

Couldn't be better!! :o)))))

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Adrian - 11 Jun 2009 18:16 GMT

"Henrik B." <saab@_nospam_tdcadsl.dk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
they were saying:

> Couldn't be better!! :o)))))

Let's hope so.

We don't know who the money is behind Koenigsegg, only that it's been
checked and seems to be there, and we don't know what they can actually
bring to the party in terms of skills or technology or partnerships.

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Balo - 11 Jun 2009 20:24 GMT

> "Henrik B." <saab@_nospam_tdcadsl.dk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
> they were saying:
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> checked and seems to be there, and we don't know what they can actually
> bring to the party in terms of skills or technology or partnerships.

The buyers stated that they needed 10 engineers to create the fastest
car. With 1000 engineers, there should be possibilities for 100 car
models or some cost savings

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me - 15 Jun 2009 16:21 GMT

>> "Henrik B." <saab@_nospam_tdcadsl.dk> gurgled happily, sounding much like
>> they were saying:
[quoted text clipped - 10 lines]
>car. With 1000 engineers, there should be possibilities for 100 car
>models or some cost savings

At last! An owner that appreciates motor sports instead of an owner
that appreciates only cost savings and homogenizing.

Of course, homogenizing with Koenigsegg would not be a bad thing!

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-b- - 17 Jun 2009 23:10 GMT

This is one of the most inscrutable acquisition/mergers, on a global scale,
in recent memory.

We'll see what comes of it, but compared with GM ownership there is plenty of
room for optimism.

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PeterD - 18 Jun 2009 14:57 GMT

>This is one of the most inscrutable acquisition/mergers, on a global scale,
>in recent memory.
>
>We'll see what comes of it, but compared with GM ownership there is plenty of
>room for optimism.

Try "Total room for optimism!" as anything is better than what GM did
to car makers that it accquired over the years. GM could take any good
car, and turn it into a mass-market, cookie cutter shared design,
faster than you can say "Crap!"

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johannes - 18 Jul 2009 15:52 GMT

> >This is one of the most inscrutable acquisition/mergers, on a global scale,
> >in recent memory.
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> car, and turn it into a mass-market, cookie cutter shared design,
> faster than you can say "Crap!"

Shame about the Jaguar XF, XJ. Ford has taken away any Jaguar identity.

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me - 21 Jul 2009 01:28 GMT

>> >This is one of the most inscrutable acquisition/mergers, on a global scale,
>> >in recent memory.
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>
>Shame about the Jaguar XF, XJ. Ford has taken away any Jaguar identity.

Well, at least the chrome jaguar itself is still on the hood. But I
think that's the only part of the identity that's left.

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