https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed For a quarter century, Koenigsegg has been making supercars for a niche market typically reserved for Italian luxury brands, while challenging perceptions of Swedish modesty. https://www.thelocal.se/20200108/meet-the-swede-making-very-un-swedish-supercars Wed, 08 Jan 2020 08:47:23 +0100 meet-the-swede-making-very-un-swedish-supercars Ikea, H&M, and Ericsson are all well known Swedish brands, but there are other products out there that might not be as commonly associated with the land of the midnight sun. https://www.thelocal.se/20111108/37232 Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:13:00 +0100 37232 Saab can still be sold, Dutch sportscar maker Spyker insisted once again on Tuesday, claiming it had the money needed to purchase the Swedish brand. https://www.thelocal.se/20100113/24350 Wed, 13 Jan 2010 08:57:00 +0100 24350 General Motors has revealed that Dutch sportscar maker Spyker is the only firm in the running for the acquisition of Saab Automobile, Reuters reports. https://www.thelocal.se/20091215/23862 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 15:31:00 +0100 23862 Saab Automobile reportedly received 1.4 billion kronor ($200 million) from China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) in exchange for access to some of the Swedish automaker’s technology. https://www.thelocal.se/20091215/23852 Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:19:00 +0100 23852 Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC) of China confirmed on Monday it has reached an agreement with Saab Automobile to buy the intellectual property rights for certain assets of the struggling Swedish carmaker. https://www.thelocal.se/20091214/23834 Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:28:00 +0100 23834 Dutch luxury sports carmaker Spyker, which has expressed its interest in buying Saab automobile, is an even less reliable potential suitor than Koenigsegg, claims Christian Berggren, a professor in industrial organization at Linköping University. https://www.thelocal.se/20091211/23796 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 14:27:00 +0100 23796 A second niche luxury sports carmaker, Spyker, has confirmed it is interested in buying Saab Automobile. https://www.thelocal.se/20091202/23614 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:17:00 +0100 23614 Union and government representatives in Sweden welcomed the Tuesday announcement by General Motors (GM) that the company was exploring "expressions of interest" from potential buyers for Saab Automobile. https://www.thelocal.se/20091202/23600 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 08:19:00 +0100 23600 Troubled car maker Saab was granted an eleventh hour reprieve on Tuesday as owner General Motors said it would evaluate "expressions of interest" for its Swedish unit. https://www.thelocal.se/20091201/23598 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 22:20:00 +0100 23598 The head of Saab Automobile, Jan Åke Jonsson, confirmed that General Motors (GM) is actively looking for new owners for the company’s Swedish division, following a meeting with GM management on Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20091201/23574 Tue, 01 Dec 2009 08:50:00 +0100 23574 A Swedish government representative is due to land shortly in Detroit to provide input to the General Motors (GM) board ahead of a Tuesday meeting where it is expected to decide the fate of Saab Automobile. https://www.thelocal.se/20091130/23554 Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:09:00 +0100 23554 Rumours are circulating in Trollhättan, the western Swedish home of Saab Automobile, about renewed interest from buyers looking to purchase the Swedish automaker. Talks are also continuing with a number of Chinese car companies. https://www.thelocal.se/20091126/23496 Thu, 26 Nov 2009 14:38:00 +0100 23496 As sports car maker Koenigsegg reverses out of its takeover deal, GM-owned Saab is increasingly being viewed by analysts as a company without a future. It aims to be a volume producer, but last year produced just 93,000 vehicles - a tiny number by global standards. https://www.thelocal.se/20091125/23476 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:23:00 +0100 23476 Sweden's main newspapers on Wednesday struck a gloomy tone about the prospects of Saab Automobile’s survival, the day after luxury automaker Koenigsegg ditched its plans to buy the troubled Swedish brand from US parent General Motors. https://www.thelocal.se/20091125/23474 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:17:00 +0100 23474 It sounded like a plot from a Bond film: a completely bald aristocratic inventor, sitting in his lair in a converted aircraft hangar, plotting the takeover of a huge chunk of the country's industrial heritage. The plan by supercar maker Christian von Koenigsegg to buy troubled Swedish carmaker Saab brought the dreamers and the cynics out in equal numbers. https://www.thelocal.se/20091125/23472 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:56:00 +0100 23472 The future of Saab Automobile is hanging in the balance after Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg announced on Tuesday that it was pulling out of a deal to buy the iconic brand from General Motors. https://www.thelocal.se/20091125/23466 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:09:00 +0100 23466 A group headed by Swedish sports car maker Koenigsegg has broken off negotiations over the purchase of Saab Automobile, the prospective buyer has said. https://www.thelocal.se/20091124/23458 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:02:00 +0100 23458 The buy-out of Saab Automobile by the Koenigsegg Group hangs in the balance after co-owner Bård Eker states the company could withdraw if business is not concluded in the next few days. https://www.thelocal.se/20090926/22312 Sat, 26 Sep 2009 15:59:00 +0200 22312 Sweden's Koenigsegg Group has brought on Chinese auto company Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co Ltd (BAIC) to secure the financing needed to buy Saab from General Motors, Koenigsegg said on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20090909/21976 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 14:30:00 +0200 21976