REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China
Nov 7, 2009
Filed under: China , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg's deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese soil next year. The involvement of BAIC in the Saab transaction helps Koenigsegg close the deal and gives the Chinese company leverage to re-badge the previous-generation Saab 9-5 as its own or to simply expand the brand's existing reach within the country. In September, ...
Filed under: SUV ,
Government/Legal , Safety
, Ford According to The
Detroit News , the
Supreme Court has let
stand a ruling that Ford
Motor Company is at fault
for a 2002 rollover crash
involving a 1997 Ford
Explorer and the
Dearborn, MI-based
automa...
Filed under: Etc. ,
Government/Legal There is
some ethanol in almost
all of the gasoline sold
in the U.S. Usually, this
amount is no more than 10
percent of the total and,
if it's more than that,
it jumps all the way to
85 percent and is sold as
E85. ...
A recent survey done for
the Red Cross showed that
more than half of
Americans plan to donate
to charity this holiday
season, despite the
economic downturn. The
survey found that people
were planning to donate
in some way in other,
whether with money,...
Filed under:
Government/Legal , Saab
Don't write off Saab just
yet. While last week's
announcement that
Koenigsegg Automotive AB
had pulled its offer for
the homeless brand was a
painful kick to the gut,
it seems there are still
a few companies intere...
Blog: Save the Grand Polar Bears!!! by Wendy Y.
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Blog: Ohio suspect's old home searched for more bodies by HM S.
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— CLEVELAND -- A home
outside Cleveland where a
suspected serial killer
once lived was searched
in vain by FBI agents and
cadaver dogs Wednesday
for any remains in
addition to the 10 female
bodies and skull found at
his more recent home
nearby. more
Blog: AARP backs Democrats in Senate health care fight by HM S.
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— WASHINGTON -- With a
Senate showdown looming,
the politically potent
AARP rode to the rescue
of Democrats on
Wednesday, supporting
$460 billion in Medicare
cuts to help pay for
landmark health insurance
legislation. more