The missed opportunities and their consequences
Does anyone remember the year 2015 and the Ida project? It all started with a catastrophe. An old and admittedly quite neglected Saab 9-5 caused trouble. Not that this is Saab specific. Who…
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Tom`s rearview mirror
Tom`s rearview mirror. The opinion of the Saab bloggers on current topics. Not only, but also, around Saab.
Touchscreen in the car. Accident risk and fashion trend.
A few days ago, an interesting verdict found its way through the media. A Tesla driver went off the road while tapping on his touchscreen and collided with several trees. The mirror reported about it. That…
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Is the Polestar 2 the successor to the Saab 99?
Is the Polestar 2 the new Saab 99, a Swedish car newspaper recently asked. Okay, the Polestar 2 is a hatchback with a big tailgate - like the Saab 99. And the Swedes are all...
Read more A trip to Trollhättan. How was it 10 years ago?
We were on the ferry to Denmark just before 5 a.m., on the ferry to Sweden just before 8 a.m. We had Swedish soil under our wheels at 8.20 a.m. And then the journey continued. Always direction...
Read more Production in Trollhättan? A fine adjustment of the words.
The last few days have been interesting! The NEVS founder leaves, the real estate giant Evergrande takes over the helm on Göta Älv. At the same time, they are showing their first new product since 2011. A self-driving robot taxi, the presentation of which may be a bit too…
Read more The Volvo Evolution. Our automotive life is changing!
Panta rhei - everything flows! Things are changing – including bloggers' automotive lives. A Volvo pulls up and freshens up Mark's Swedish fleet. Shall we tell about it? Or is that even possible...
Read more The trolls' laughter. The eerie career of the Saab 9-5 NG.
Life sometimes takes strange paths. A small Swedish manufacturer disappears from the market. As a result, the last vehicles are more or less given away. And what happens then? 2020, 8 years later, are just...
Read more Model year 2021. Volvo now limits to 180 km / h.
Faster, sure. Volvo limits the speed to 180. All models from model year 2021, whose production is now starting, are affected. The Swedish manufacturer focuses on more safety and sustainability in road traffic. Exciting! Because how will the...
Read more Scrappage bonus 3.0. Subsidies for the auto industry?
This week they meet again in Berlin. It's about subsidies for the auto industry, about fueling consumption. Citizens should feel like buying a new car, but it's that simple...
Read more Saab, blue sky and the blog
Sunday, the second day with exit restrictions in Bavaria. The Spessart is Bavarian and yet closely linked to the Rhine-Main area. It is an approach path for Frankfurt Airport, and the background noise of civilization is always...
Read more 164 years of tradition - GM buries Holden
A big brand, a long tradition. Holden was founded in southern Australia in 1856 as a manufacturer of horse saddles. Automobiles have been built since 1908. The Americans got involved in 1931, and the company belonged to the company for a long 89 years...
Read more Speed limit 120 on the highway? A self-experiment.
It's Saturday and I'm on my way to Bamberg. Around 160 kilometers and the opportunity to try it yourself. A speed limit of 120 km/h on German autobahns is being discussed, I'm already trying it today...
Read more Why the corona virus can paralyze the auto industry
The Chinese Hubei province is hit by the corona virus. People are staying at home, factories are closed. In the foreground are many human tragedies and the fight against the virus. But in the background there are also economic problems,…
Read more Auto year 2020. Old cars and Trollhättan.
Germany is heading towards the electric car. One does not show oneself to be open to technology. But on the contrary. That could prove to be a problem. Because while the German companies are putting their energy into battery electric vehicles, China is unexpectedly changing…
Read more Auto year 2020. Electrification and digitization.
The automotive year 2020 will have it all. For the first time, the forecast upheavals in the industry are being felt by everyone. A challenge – and one thing is certain, nothing will stay the way it was. Everything is subject...
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