includes a 5 year technology sharing agreement. To me this means that we will probably continue to see GM platforms under SAABs for at least the next 5 years. Long enough for a next gen 9-3 and possibly a 9-1(?). IMHO, that ain't all bad. The 9-3SS seems to competitive chassis wise and the few reports on the new 9-5 are very positive. The Opel Insignia is getting rave reviews and shares a platform with the new 9-5. This will allow SAAB time to 1) SAABify the platforms more than they were allowed to under GM and 2) Pay out little in development costs initially. If they continue to buy (or collaborate on) platforms from other companies (i.e. SAAB 9000, Lancia Thema, etc.), they could make a profit on less sales than they would if they had to develop the platforms themselves. I think that ultimately the reason that they sold themselves to GM in the first place was platform development became more and more expensive and they didn't have the resources to continue to do it one their own.

• Wow...GM deal with Penske for Saturn falls apart, Mark Anderson, Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:02:54
  • Re: Wow...GM deal with Penske for Saturn falls apart, ursaw, Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:09:15
  • Stories out of europe aren't rosy for Koenigsegg either, MI-Roger , Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:54:29
    • Re: Stories out of europe aren't rosy for Koenigsegg either, K-Saab , Thu, 1 Oct 2009 03:51:27
      • Can you make money selling only 100k car per year?, FauxRealism, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:14:59
        • What exactly is a "platform"??, CY, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 10:57:26
          • Re: What exactly is a "platform"?? Exactly, Bill, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 17:07:46
          • Re: What exactly is a "platform"??, FauxRealism, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:35:28
            • It's not that easy, SWEDECAR , Thu, 1 Oct 2009 13:48:03
              • Re: It's not that easy, KevinM, Fri, 2 Oct 2009 11:21:33
                • Re: It's not that easy, oldsaab, Fri, 2 Oct 2009 14:14:04
              • Re: It's not that easy. Right..., Noel, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 14:41:18
      • Reports are the EU disagrees with you., JohnA , Thu, 1 Oct 2009 07:05:39
        • Easily profitable...., Mark from Toronto, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:51:37
          • mood at Saab: "incredibly excited" Jonsson n/m, JohnA , Sat, 3 Oct 2009 05:31:23
          • There is also the Toyota MC platform, Tim, Fri, 2 Oct 2009 08:16:34
          • IIRC, the deal with GM . . . (longish), xhawksaab, Thu, 1 Oct 2009 16:52:32 <-- Viewing This Message

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