TSN Press - Saab Tops 4-Door Mid-Size in HLDI Study
TSN Press - Year to Date Sales up 39.4 Percent

TSN Press
11/20/99
Message from The Saab Network
Subject: Saab Tops 4-Door Mid-Size in HLDI Study
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Saab 900 has best score in its class for relative frequency of injury
insurance claims

Norcross, Ga.- Saab's real-life safety philosophy puts priority on systems
and structures designed to protect Saab occupants during a real-world
collision. Although Saab conducts over 40 laboratory crash testsÑincluding
simulated animal collisions and truck-to-car side impactsÑit is real-life
collisions and their infinite variables that drive Saab safety engineers
and their work. That is why Saab is gratified by the latest reports from
the U.S. Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI).

According to the recently published HLDI report, the Saab 900 had the best
score of any car in its class as it scored lowest among all 4-door mid-size
cars for the relative frequency of injury insurance claims. HLDI publishes
the results of its study once a year in a publication entitled Injury,
Collision and Theft Losses, and this is the fourth year in a row that the
Saab 900 was found to have the lowest injury claim frequency rate in its
class.

HLDI characterizes an injury score below 70 as 'substantially better than
average.' Only two vehicles out of 30 evaluated in the 4-door midsize car
category were in this range. The Saab 900 was one of them, scoring 39
percent better than the average 4-door mid-size car included in the report.
The Saab 900 Convertible also topped the 'midsize sports cars' category
with the lowest relative injury claim frequency score of 58.

The Saab 9-3 model, which replaced the Saab 900 in the U.S. market in May,
1998, builds on the occupant protection systems and structures of its
predecessor by adding such features as the Saab Active Head Restraint
(SAHR) system, second-generation driver and passenger front airbags,
dual-stage head and torso protecting side-impact airbags and a side impact
force-deflecting pendulum 'B' pillar system.

A vehicle's safety performance is the product of many factors, including
driver and occupant behavior, personal judgment and other variables. The
design of the car also influences its real-life safety integrity. The 1999
HLDI data again supports that when it comes to injury insurance claim
rates, Saab and Saab drivers perform well together in the real world.

A table showing the loss value for all car models in this class can
be found on The Saab Network web site:
http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/press/
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TSN Press
11/20/99
Message from The Saab Network
Subject: Year to Date Sales up 39.4 Percent
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October 1999 is best sales month ever for Saab 9-5 Wagon

NORCROSS, Ga. - Saab Cars USA, Inc., the U.S. importer and distributor of
Saab 9-3 and 9-5 automobiles, announced sales of 2,627 units during October
1999, a 2.5 percent increase over October 1998 sales (2,562 units).
Year-to-date, Saab is enjoying continued strong sales momentum. With
year-to-date sales of 34,121 units, Saab sales are up 39.4 percent over the
same period in 1998 (24,482).

'October was a great month for us in many ways,' said John Orth, Vice
President of Sales and Marketing for Saab Cars USA, Inc. 'We nearly sold
out of 1999 models and began retailing some 2000 cars. It was a very smooth
transition and leaves us poised to continue our sales momentum with our
enhanced 2000 model line.'

Sales of the Saab 9-5 Sedan and Wagon models remained very strong with a
total of 1,933 units retailed during OctoberÑthe highest U.S. sales month
ever for the 9-5 plafform. The 9-5 Wagon accounted for 825 unitsÑwhich is
its largest sales month to date. The 9-5 Wagon combines Saab's world-class
performance and safety attributes with real-world versatility features like
CargoTracksTM, an available sliding load floor and nearly 73 cubic feet of
cargo room with the rear seats folded down.

For 2000, Saab continues to advance its model line with new performance
variants like the 9-5 Aero and 9-3 Viggen 5-door and Convertible models,
and adds a number of performance-related enhancements across the entire
line.

Saab Cars USA, Inc. is headquartered in Norcross, GA, near Atlanta.
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