Date: Wed, 21 Jul 1999 20:30:12 -0500 From: "Murray Pastko" <murraynopsamnet> Subject: Re: 9000 discontinued in US
SmyrnaChuck wrote in message <932587296.540.5nopsam.remarQ.com>... >Plus, Saab is putting a shitload of money and promotion behind the 9-5, >something they never did with the 9000. I think the lackluster sales of the >9000 (at least in the US) was due in great part to the lack of any marketing >out of Norcross on behalf of the car. If they had >pushed the 9000 like the are the 9-5 it would be a different story. > >Most people in the know refer to the Saab 9000 as automotive's 'best kept >secret.' > >It's hard to promote a car like the 9000, when you lose money on every one you sell. Murray >