REPORT: BAIC/Koenigsegg may produce Saab 9-5 in China

Category: Related Articles | Posted on Saturday 7 November 2009 2:28 pm |

Filed under: , Government/Legal , Plants/Manufacturing , Saab Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co. (BAIC), announced as a minority partner in Koenigsegg’s deal to purchase Saab from General Motors two months ago, plans to produce the Saab 9-5 on Chinese soil next year. The involvement of BAIC in the Saab transaction helps Koenigsegg close the deal and gives the Chinese company leverage to re-badge the previous-generation Saab 9-5 as its own or to simply expand the brand’s existing reach within the country. In September, …

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