Welcome to Saab town! The electric car brand Polestar is drawn to Trollhättan. This is not at all surprising as the Chinese Geely Group, to which Polestar belongs, has long used the former Saab test facilities in the Stallbacka….
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Will there be cars from Trollhättan again soon? Car manufacturing is getting closer, claims Thomas Hausch, COO of Sono Motors. Of course, without naming a specific date, but now everything should go quite quickly. So good that...
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With the complete takeover by Evergrande, the situation at NEVS has changed. What are the specific effects? When will there be cars from the Stallbacka again and how much money Evergrande has so far in…
Read more 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 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…
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About a year ago I published a post here entitled “Automotive Industry. The perfect storm is brewing." In retrospect, I was wrong. Corona had nobody on the radar in the summer of 2019. No storm...
Read more Are there still chances that the Sion will be built in Trollhättan? After the bad news in December, there is now a new glimmer of hope. Because the community has requested an extension of the crowdfunding campaign until…
Read more The changes in the auto industry are happening at breathtaking speed. The old Saab location in Trollhättan is a kind of open-air laboratory where you can study the upheavals well. Because what was still in demand in 2011 is today…
Read more In Munich, the signs are pointing to a storm! The founders of Sono Motors change their strategy, seek solidarity with the community and try to save funding and independence. This affects their schedule. And…
Read more The rain has a firm grip on the festival grounds this Sunday. The good mood is limited, should the last day of the festival come to an end in the well-known parts market. So the weather clouds the…
Read more It will soon be two months since the Saab Festival ended in Trollhättan. A rainy but still great weekend, which deserves a final report. High time, then, one of the most important Saab dates blog-fair ...
Read more Without the Trollhättan production site, I would not have become aware of the Sion project. After a visit to Sono Motors and articles about the electric car, it culminates in a crucial question. Would you drive a Sion?…
Read more Sweden is still in holiday mode. But the long summer break is coming to an end, and that should also make things interesting in the Stallbacka. 7 years ago NEVS moved into the Saab plant, since then it has been ...
Read more Since NEVS took over a 20% stake in Koenigsegg AB, tension has been rising. A new entry-level model from the Swedish manufacturer is to be produced in the former Saab factory from 2020. Smaller, electrified and cheaper than the…
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A new definition of mobility and alternative forms of propulsion. Digitization and revolution in manufacturing. All announced and by no means far away. On the contrary, we are already in the middle of it, and the upheaval is accelerating more and more. An example,…
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