Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 22:03:53 -0700 From: B&D <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> Subject: Re: Saab merging with Opel??
On 5/31/03 9:21 PM, in article vdivqu49qavq84nopsam.supernews.com, "pablo" <pabloNOSPAMnopsamlyhombreDOT.net> wrote: > > "B&D" <NO_SPAMnopsamCOM> wrote in message > news:BAFEB523.3773F%NO_SPAMnopsamCOM... >> Just got the NINES magazine and saw that Saab and Opel will be merging - > > No, I don't think it's about a merger. What I just read in a German biz > magazine is that GM is going for an "integration plan", where Saab loses > autonomy and is forced to serve itself from other GM business units. Opel > does "technology and logistics", GMC the 97 SUV, Subaru the 92, Isuzu and > Fiat the diesel engines.The 92 will be a very lightly disguised Subaru, btw, > those that hope for a lot of Saab uniqueness will be disappointed. Promising > models have been delayed: the 93 crossover to 2005, the new 9-5 until 2007. Ah, this is similar to what GM has done in the US: Shared engineering, logistics, platforms, etc. This will mean, of course, that the Opel cars and Saab cars will basically be the same with slight differences. I suppose the 9-3 is that way right now. IN the US, with the Opel-Saab combination will mean that Opel cars are once again available in the US, which is good for us. But it also seems to me to mean that Saab as a brand is no longer going to be that funky-cool car company.
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