It's a tough position to play in though... - Saab General Bulletin Board - Saabnet.com
The banner above is an advertisment - if it asks you to download software, please ignore.
Site News -
3/26 M Car Covers (by State of Nine) |
12/12 Make Amazon Pay Saabnet!
[General |
Members |
C900 |
9000 |
NG900 & OG93 |
93 |
95 |
NG95 |
99 |
Sonett |
Vintage Models |
Clubs |
Other Cars |
FAQs |
Gifts |
Member Photo Galleries |
Member Directory |
Classifieds |
Manuals |
*Buddy Registry |
*Mileage Registry |
Polls |
What's New |
Raffle |
Photo of the Month |
Sponsors]
[Main General Bulletin Board | BBFAQ |
Prev by Date | Next by Date | Post Followup ]
Member Login / Signup - Members see fewer ads. - Latest Member Gallery Photos
It's a tough position to play in though...
Posted by Craig [Email] (more from Craig) on Thu, 28 Jan 2010 07:50:42
In Reply to: Re: $16K - I really hope not...., No Snaab, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:11:24
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
I don't have a beef with Saab going upmarket for now, as in the short term it seems more viable to be a small maker of pricier niche cars than anything else, but I worry about staking the company on competing with the BMW 3-series. It's just such a compettive space, especially with the new A4 and C-class being so compelling. Just look at how hard just about every car company has tried to be competitive in that space and more or less failed (Lexus IS, Acura whatever, Jag X-type, Volvo V something, etc.) and these are companies with huge resources. The only one that has really done it with success is Infiniti. And even if Saab makes the best car in the world, Car & Driver and the rest of the magazines might call in "good but quirky, and with a baulky shifter" before going on for three pages about how the 3-series is a gift from the gods.
I very excited about the new from Saab, and especially that Saab already has two great new models ready to go. Spyker's talk has been very compelling at this point, in my opinion - it's amazing GM has set the bar so low that I'm shocked that an auto exec could come across as knowledgable and positive. I hope we see cars value priced to BMW and Audi, but that will draw customers in by being unique and creative, rather than trying to go toe to toe with those cars on their own turf.
Craig
posted by 138.88.142...
Posts in this Thread:
- Saab-Spyker Models, Wingnut, Tue, 26 Jan 2010 20:33:56
- Just bought a BMW X3, Pete Saab 9-7 9-3, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:50:27
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, 79-99, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:47:28
- How can the 9-4x be made???, moeman, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:34:58
- Choices to be made, Cloudship, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:46:47
- It was part of the deal, Mark Anderson, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:58:03
- 9-3x can/will convert Audi buyers along with..., Theo, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 10:21:42
- Its ALREADY being produced, Pete Saab 9-7 9-3, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 09:48:26
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, ryan , Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:15:11
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, Wingnut, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:37:58
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, John Myers, Tue, 26 Jan 2010 23:55:17
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models & Buying Used, Dave Chicago, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:41:16
- Ultimate Success is growth with NEW customers, THS, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 08:26:47
- John... John... did you remember your meds?, STICKMAN, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:26:49
- Interesting points but..., Noel, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:03:52
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, turbocon86, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:57:17
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, dave, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 06:09:58
- not entirely true..., James, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:50:20
- Re: Saab-Spyker Models, kip, Wed, 27 Jan 2010 04:16:24
Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup
Post a Followup
No Site Registration is Required to Post - Site Membership is optional (Member Features List), but helps to keep the site online
for all Saabers. If the site helps you, please consider helping the site by becoming a member.
StateOfNine.com
|
SaabClub.com
|
Jak Stoll Performance
|
M Car Covers
|
Ad Available
|
Random Saabnet.com Member Gallery Photos (Click Image)
This is a moderated bulletin board - Posting is a privilege, not a right.
Unsolicited commercial postings are not allowed (no spam). Please, no For Sale or Wanted postings, SERIOUSLY.
Classifieds are to be listed in The Saab Network Classifieds pages.
This is a problem solving forum for over 250,000 Saab owners, so expect to see
problems discussed here even though our cars are generally very reliable. This is not an anything goes
type of forum. Saabnet.com has been a moderated forum since 1988. For usage guidelines, see the
Saabnet.com Mission and Purpose Page. Please remember that you are
not anonymous. Site Contact | Site Donations | Other Sites by SP -
Poverty2Prosperity.org | Run Club Menlo Park | ScreenBot
Site Members do not see red text instructions, bottom of the page anchor ads, or box ads.
Click here to see all
the Site Membership Benefits!