Saab/Spyker nieuwspagina

[Garrett]

Voor als de nieuwsgeving je allemaal begint te duizelen; de genante soap heeft inmiddels een eigen subpagina gekregen:

http://www.nuzakelijk.nl/saab/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Kun je op je gemak alle nieuwsberichten van de laatste periode nalezen!

[Reub]

Maar dat kan natuurlijk ook gewoon hier op de site

[nelfrikandel]

de genante soap

Ik prefereer om het als een "episch live verslag van de historische overlevingsstrijd van een iconisch automerk" te betitelen... Het is maar wat je erin wilt zien...

[Garrett]

@nel; ik hoop dat Saab blijft overleven, voornamelijk omdat ik benieuwd ben naar de toekomst. Maar een episch verslag durf ik het niet meer te noemen.
Misschien is de naam Saab het laatste jaar wel meer te grabbel gegooid dan GM ooit heeft gedaan...

[nastydrive]

@garrett kan je de topic titel niet de nieuwe naam geven van Saab/Spijker n.l. Swedish Automobile NV

[nelfrikandel]

@nel
Misschien is de naam Saab het laatste jaar wel meer te grabbel gegooid dan GM ooit heeft gedaan...

Misschien wel, maar dat is wel een beetje de ziekte van deze tijd, waarin met online media, blogs en communities het nieuws zo snel de wereld over gaat, en dat het op de voet volgen ervan, op zich een verlaving wordt.

Had dit alles zich twee of drie decennia geleden afgespeeld, en geloof me dat er toen ook bedrijven, autofabrikanten incluis, crises hebben doorgemaakt van deze orde, met alle drama en ontwikkelingen die we nu meemaken, dan las je daar misschien een keer per week wat over in het economiekatern van de krant. Nu is elke scheet, elk gerucht of vermoeden, iedere mening van weer een zogenaamde automotive expert van de universiteit van pingpangpoefke, meteen wereldnieuws.

[nastydrive]

saaboteurs noemen ze dat toch

[nastydrive]

Saturday, May 21, 2011
Youngman has dibs on Saab?
As you all know, Monday this week Spyker Cars Saab Automobile signed a MoU with Pang Da Automobile Trade for the and joint venture distribution and manufacturing of Saab vehicles in China, as well as a Pang Da investment in Saab's parent company. The joint venture manufacturing and Pang Da's investment must be approved by Chinese authorities.

Today Svenska Dagbladet can report that on 18 May China's National Development and Reform Council (NDRC) held a meeting in Beijing where they made it clear that Jinhua Youngman Vehicle has the prioritized right to invest in Saab.

"NDRC's message at the meeting was that they would strictly enforce existing rules and policies governing foreign investment. This means that it is the student who submitted the application which has the right to make the deal," said an informed source who wishes to remain anonymous.

Youngman was the first, and maybe still the only company who has applied to the NDRC to become part owner of Saab. Evidently there can only be one application at a time to become part owner of a foreign car company. This would mean that Youngman must withdraw the application for Pang Da to be able to apply.

The reason is that Chinese authorities wants to prevent the Chinese companies from ending up in a bidding fight which will only favor the foreign company.

According to Victor Muller, this new information which could impede Pang Da's planned investment in Saab, is not correct.

"This is not the information we have received from that meeting and we have received first hand reports from the meeting. The fact that our deal with Pang Da would be blocked is absolutely incorrect, " Muller told SvD.

Victor Muller also said that he is certain that Pang Da will become a part owner of Saab.


If SvD's sources is correct, then Youngman can make big problems for Saab and Pang Da. As always, only time will tell.

[nastydrive]

Pang Da talking with the NDRC
After a weekend of different reports about Saab's deal with Pangda Automobile could be in danger, today Saab has issued a press release stating that Pangda has begun discussions with China's National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) concerning the investment in Saab. In the press release both Saab's acting CEO Victor Muller and CEO of Pangda Mr. Pang Qinghua express confidence that the deal will be finalized.

"Based on our discussions with Pang Da we are confident that Pang Da will get the regulatory approvals needed to formalize the deal. I am very much looking forward to creating a strong business with Pang Da, initially in the distribution and subsequently in the manufacturing of Saab vehicles in China," Victor Muller says in the press release.


CEO of Pang Da, Mr. Pang Qinghua, had the following to say: "The initial procedure discussions we have had with the NDRC were done in good spirit and all parties have a good understanding of the process going forward. We remain convinced that we will be able to get all the necessary documentation and approvals to successfully complete the transactions and look forward to our visit at Saab Automobile's headquarters in Trollhättan, Sweden, later this week."

[nastydrive]

Saab closer to production restart
As reported earlier, the aim for Saab is to restart the production on Friday. But to restart production the supply chain of parts and components must be up and running. With more than 800 suppliers and subcontractors, this is a big task. But encouraging reports come in from different media. Today Reuters write that International Automotive Componentes (IAC), which is a large supplier of instrument panels and door panel systems to Saab, has agreed to restart the supplies.

"Now we can start deliveries as we have got a payment plan which means that we can handle the cost of starting our production for deliveries to Saab," Marcus Nyman, CEO of IAC Sweden said to Reuters.

IAC will however not reach full supply capacity by Friday.

Another supplier, Plastal which makes bumpers, has also agreed to restart supply.

Hopefully Saab will have come to terms with all the suppliers by Friday so that the manufacturing will be up and running when the delegation from Pang Da visits.