Saab is back in production now, with newly added money from Chinese Hawtai who invests around £134million ($220million) into Saab's owners spyker, taking up a 29.9per cent equity, plus it has given spyker a £26,7 ($43,9million) million loan. This lets Saab get back into production which i had really hoped for, and it also opens the door for Saab into the Chinese car market though Hawtai.
Having their business back in place they are now ready with their new car the Saab 9-4X their first SUV even tough the company have a long history with 4 wheel drive.
This is the last company to have the marks of the GM ownership, after this any new models coming out of Saab will have no relations to GM. This can only be good and so is my first impression of the 9-4X it looks good and it looks like a real Saab. It is going to be available from December 2011, with only one motor option a 2.8 litre twin turbo V6 producing 296 mated to a 6 speed auto box. It is going to be around £40 000 with climate control, leather seats, sat-nav, bose sound system and 20inch alloy wheels, This seam like a very good deal for a car the same size as a BMW X5 but looks like a Scandinavian car i.e. i looks really smart and professional.
I hope that this car will sell well to help Saab along, but i believe they can make a much better car themselves
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