2010

Saab 900 parade
Saab Events

Memories of the Saab Festival 2010. A picture gallery.

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The last contribution to my memory tour through Trollhättan. The festival was 10 years ago, and the world and the automotive industry have changed since then. If you look back, it seems to have been part of a bygone era. Where we are in

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Out and about in wonderland. Saab Factory Tour 2010.
Out and about in wonderland. Saab Factory Tour 2010.
Saab videos

Out and about in wonderland. The Saab Factory Tour 2010.

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The Saab Festival 2010 fulfilled almost all of the fans' wishes. Saab was saved, production was on. The new 9-5 came on the market and the future seemed bright. What could be more obvious than to satisfy a few more expectations? A

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Welcome to Saab!
Welcome to Saab!
Tom`s rearview mirror

A trip to Trollhättan. How was it 10 years ago?

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We were on the ferry to Denmark shortly before 5 o'clock, on the ferry to Sweden shortly before 8. We had Swedish soil at 8.20 am. And then the journey continued. Always north, to Trollhättan. Had started

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Corona and the unthinkable. Limitless travel is no longer.
Corona and the unthinkable. Limitless travel is no longer.
Covid-19

Corona, Saab and the unthinkable. When there are anniversaries.

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As anniversaries approach, you tend to look back. Maybe it will get sentimental, you may be surprised. When you realize that the unthinkable has happened. One of these days comes in July. 10 years ago in Sweden, Saab danced on the

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Trollhättan 2010. Drama 10 years ago.
Trollhättan 2010. Drama 10 years ago.
Covid-19

Large and small dramas in the automotive industry. How forgetful we are.

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About a year ago I published a post here with the heading “Automotive Industry. The perfect storm is coming ”. Looking back, I was wrong. Corona had no one on the radar in summer 2019. Not a storm is coming, but a big one

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Saab 9-5 production in Trollhattan 2010. Image: Saab Automobile AB
Saab reviews

Market check. Saab 9-5 NG used car prices.

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More than 6 years ago, the last Saab 9-5 in Trollhättan ran off the tapes. And with the cessation of production began a story that no one had expected.

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Saab 9-5 production. Image: Saab Automobile AB
Saab 9-5 NG

Saab 9-5 NG. The long way of a dream car. (1 / 2)

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My Saab 9-5 NG Biopower left 2011 in March. He was delivered as a order vehicle to a customer in Gothenburg. A few days and a few vehicles later, the tapes were stationary in the factory. Forever, you see the desperate

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Saab purchase advice

Saab 9-5 NG purchase advice. Part 2

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The 9-5 NG is a statement of mobile individuality. But can reason also endorse the purchase of the big Saab sedan? Part 2 of our purchase advice deals, among other things, with the important topic of spare parts supply.

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Saab purchase advice

Purchase advice Saab 9-5 NG. Part 1

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In the next few weeks it will be three years since the last generation of Saab 9-5 new generation sedans left Sweden. With the expiring leasing contracts Saab fans and friends of individual mobility have the chance to become one

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