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Looks as if GM has finally killed off Saab...


Wilko220

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More than 200 Saab engineers are reported to be being recruited by a technology consultancy that has been set up in Trollhattan in the wake of the car manufacturer's bankruptcy.

 

Local media reports suggest Combitech, which is owned by the Saab AB defence company, moved to open a development centre in the car maker's home town in the immediate wake of the car firm's closure

 

Good news for the engineers but it aso shows the amount of expertise at Saab and how well it was regarded. Of course GM killed off Saab; recent Saabs have been indifferent but that is only because of GM's policies. Any company with the first idea would put the best technology into its premium cars and then let it trickle down the mass-market models rather than the other way round but GM are quite happy to cut corners by under-investing in what should be a flagship make. GM is a typical nasty large American company; they are only interested in what's good for their US shareholders and everything else is expendable. If they can get more money from deals with Chinese by sacrificing Saab then they will without a moment's hesitation, and Vauxhall/Opel are no exception, even if they are producing decent cars that are selling well.

 

We could start by boycotting anything with a Chevrolet badge for a start. According to all the road tests Kia/Hyndai make better cars in any caes so it would be no loss.

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I agree with much of the above, but not all big American companies are evil; Ford persevered with Jaguar for ages, OK the S type and X type weren't the finest Jags but they weren't disasters and Jag went on to produce the XK and XF and now Tata are reaping the benefits in some ways.

 

Tata obviously look to the long term as well, first thing they did after buying JLR was recruit a load of engineering staff, and continued recruiting during the 2008 recession as well.

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