Wat Red J. voor [b]SAAB[/b]'suinted over een (eventuele) nieuwe V-6Diesel-motor voor [b]SAAB[/b], doordat Fiat de motorenbouwer VM over wil nemen, schreef:Fiat buys 50% of VM Motori
by Red J on February 16, 2011
Swades friend
Pär Brandt asks in automotorsport.se if the the acquisition of 50% of VM Motori
by Fiat could help
SAAB.
In the past VM Motori was owned by Penske. On 2007 Penske sold half of its shares to GM.
On Monday February 14 Fiat Powertrain announced that they had bought the remaining shares
from Penske.
The new owner structure of VM Motori is 50% Fiat 50% GM.
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GM stooped the development of the V6 Diesel at the end of 2008 because of their money
problems, and after Cadillac left the European market and
SAAB was put for sale, GM had no
use for that engine.
Could the new ownership structure of VM Motori help
SAAB to gain access to a much needed
big diesel for the European market?
On the one hand, Fiat needs such a big diesel engine for cars like the new Thema/300c, thus
Fiat should develop a production version of that engine.
SAAB developed the 9-5 and the 9-4x
with this engine in mind, thus the cost of the integration of this engine should be minimal.
On the other hand, Mr. Marchionne and Mr. Muller don’t seem to be best friends, so it could be
difficult to convince Fiat to sell some engines to
SAAB at a reasonable price.
My personal thought is: If Fiat buys the GM shares, then
SAAB won’t get access to that engine.
If GM keeps its shares, it could be possible for
SAAB to regain access to that engine thanks to
GM.
And one last note; many people think that
SAAB gets its Diesel engines from Fiat, but this is
not the case. The original 1.9L Diesel engine single Turbo found in the 9-3 was co-developed
between Fiat and GM, since then GM-Powertrain Italy, owned 100% by GM, is in charge to
develop the Diesel engines.
) maar ook in de sedan- en zeker de stationhoek. Spit voor de gein Saabsunited eens door op reacties uit de VS op het nieuws dat er geen diesel in de 9-4 gaat komen.. 
