22 August 2013

A resurrection for Saab?

The Swedish-Chinese consortium that owns Saab is planning to put the brand back on the road with a 9-3 model before the end of this year, writes Brian Byrne.

National Electric Vehicle Sweden, owned by a Chinese energy entrepreneur, is expecting to have a turbocharged petrol car first, to be followed by an electric version next year.

NEVS bought the company out of bankruptcy last year following the cessation of production in 2011.

There's a claimed target production of 120,000 vehicles a year by 2016.