Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 21:21:47 -0700 From: "pablo" <pabloNOSPAMnopsamlyhombreDOT.net> Subject: Re: Saab merging with Opel??
"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. ...pablo