Saab 9-5 News

Until last spring, Jan-Willem was the communications manager for Saab USA. In that role, the amiable Dutchman was always extremely helpful and prompt in answering our queries about Saab's products and business.

While we weren't looking, someone with a Saab and a pair of extremely thin spectacles decided that modern houses should be white, made mostly from glass and heated by burning wood chippings or children or anything so they can be sold with that all-important eco tag.

Prospective Saab buyer BAIC has received approval for a loan of 20 billion Yuan, approximately 20 billion Swedish kronor , from the Bank of China.

General Motors will 'begin an orderly wind-down' of its Saab unit if no buyers for the money-leaking Swedish carmaker are found.

Los Angeles December 3, 2009; Just before General Motors shocked the media by its surprise ' divorce' of CEO Fritz Henderson on Tuesday afternoon, there was another remarkable event that could be mighty important for the survival of the Saab brand.

At auto shows you can't drive the cars that are on display. All you can do is judge them on aesthetics, interior room and whatever else the manufacturer tells you about its mechanics.

Saab's new model doesn't look very happy at the Los Angeles Auto Show. A week before the Los Angeles Auto Show, GM's deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg fell through, making the Swedish carmaker's future uncertain.

Above, Jose Castro of Chicago dusts a Saab 9-5 Sedan Aero 2.8 V-6 Turbo at the Los Angeles Auto Show on Wednesday.

General Motors Co. will review bids for its Saab brand and decide at montha s end whether to sell or kill the Swedish unit after Koenigsegg Group AB backed out on a purchase agreement last week.

General Motors, the US car giant, will wind down its Swedish Saab business if no buyer can be found the company by the end of the year.

GM or Chrysler cars slowly spinning to show off their latest sparkly makeover. Flashy concept cars won't be anywhere to be found.

Any automaker can hold a year-end sales event putting thousands of dollars on the hood of its latest offerings, but just how good is the deal if it's on a car you don't want? No doubt you've started to see the November and December sales campaigns of automakers eager to close an awful year of automotive sales on a high point.

Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co., Merbanco Inc. and Renco Group Inc. have made approaches about General Motors Co.

General Motors' deal to sell its Swedish Saab unit has fallen apart, after niche luxury carmaker Koenigsegg, which was due to buy the loss-making business, withdrew from talks, Koenigsegg confirmed on Tuesday.

GM hasn't lost hope that it will find a buyer for Saab following the breakdown of negotiations with Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg , Reuters reports.

Swedish automobile maker Christian von Koenigsegg poses next to a Saab 9-5 at the Frankfurt Auto Show in this September file photo.

Koenigsegg, a tiny Swedish manufacturer of $1-million exotic sports cars, announced today that it would not buy Saab from General Motors after all.

When General Motors completes the sale of Saab , expected this month, it could mark a new beginning for the struggling Swedish automaker.

Honest John recommends saloons and MPVs with plenty of legroom. Limo scene I'm 6ft 6in tall and my three teenage sons are heading the same way.

The Tesla Roadster near Pigeon Point Lighthouse in Pescadero, Calif. during a road test.