Rick Wagoner van GM ziet licht in de tunnel

[edwardk]

http://www.automotorsport.se/nyhetsmall ... sion=28459 Volgens hem gaat GM betere jaren tegemoet na het catastofale jaar 2005

[jelger]

men had al eerder de verwachting uitgesproken dat Saab tegen het breakeven (of er net over heen) zou komen afgelopen jaar. nu even kijken of dat ook echt gebeurd is.

hoe het er verder met GM voor staat.. geen idee, maar ach, een positieve houding kan alleen maar positief uitwerken.

[Bigivan]

http://www.automotorsport.se/nyhetsmall ... sion=28459 Volgens hem gaat GM betere jaren tegemoet na het catastofale jaar 2005

Mijn Zweeds is niet zo goed.

[jelger]

edit.. ok de lay out lag niet aan mijn bericht.

wat de winstgevendheid van Saab betreft :

http://today.reuters.com/business/newsA ... nL15625125

GM sees Saab break-even at well below 200,000 units

STOCKHOLM, Nov 15 (Reuters) - General Motors Corp.'s (GM.N: Quote,
Profile, Research) loss-making car brand Saab can break even at a significantly lower production volume than previously expected after recent costs cuts, a top GM executive said on Tuesday.

But it was still too early to say when Saab would reach profitability, GM Europe President and Saab Chairman Carl-Peter Forster told an auto industry conference in Stockholm.

The Swedish brand, which last year made just over 120,000 cars sold
mainly in Europe and North America, has racked up hefty losses in recent
years in a fiercely competitive market.

"We believed break-even for a premium brand like Saab was well over
200,000 units," Forster said.

"We now know that that point is well below 200,000 units."

Forster told Reuters that cost cuts of more than 100 million euros ($117.2
million) had been pushed through at Saab, in part by cutting staff at its plant in Trollhattan in western Sweden, lowering the point at which the firm could turn profitable.


"Because of greater integration we were able to take a couple of fixed costs and overheads out of the business," Forster said.

He affirmed GM's commitment to continue manufacturing at the plant in Trollhattan, which earlier this year lost a race for a crucial contract to build the next generation of GM's mid-sized cars in Europe to the Opel plant in Ruesselsheim, Germany.

The Swedish plant needed to make well over 100,000 cars to be profitable, Forster said. Last year 102,000 units rolled off the production lines in Trollhattan and another 18,340 Saab convertibles came from contract builder Magna Steyr in Austria.

GM has previously pledged to maintain output at the Swedish plant at least until 2010. It will build a new mid-sized Cadillac called the BLS there
from next year as well as the new Saab SportCombi mid-size wagon.

Forster said the group was "determined to manufacture cars in Trollhattan" but added that it was still not decided if the upcoming Saab
9-5 model would be made there.

Cost savings of having production of the new model at the group's
significantly bigger Opel factory in Ruesselsheim amounted to "double-
digit millions of euros", Forster said and noted that other car models might be produced in Trollhattan.


Forster would not say when the Saab, or the likewise loss-making GM
Europe division of which it is a part, would begin generating profits, but
said that better use of group resources had helped propel Saab to record
sales this year.

"That is one of those really big questions which will depend on the
market," Forster said.

© Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved.

in de VS is SAAB weer eens over de 40.000 stuks uitgekomen (+6%) en in Groot Briattanie is Saab voor het 2e achtereenvolgende jaar op een verkooprecord uitgekomen. ( 27.465 in 2005, en 20.292 in 2004 .. +35% !! )
( http://www.carpages.co.uk/saab/saab-sal ... =992128189 )

http://www.business-journal.com/GMSales2005.asp

Saab had its highest sales volume ever in Europe and recorded increases in the United States and Canada. While Saab’s global sales
were flat last year, the brand is in the midst of its most aggressive
product expansion in its 58-year history. New products recently added to
the lineup include the 9-7X premium midsize SUV in North America and
the 9-3 SportCombi 5-door wagon in North America and Europe. An updated 9-5 sedan and wagon also will be launched this year.

echter de verkopen in Zweden schijnen met 50% gedaald te zijn
so much for detachment
de verkopen zijn netto dus net een stukje boven die van vorig jaar blijven steken.. ruim 130.000 stuks.

nu maar hopen dat de 9-3SE en nieuwe 9-5 genoeg aanslaan om nog een boost te geven om dichtbij dat breakeven te komen (wat ze gelukkig hebben weten te verlagen... )

er gloort hoop aan de horizon.