ANALYSIS: Saab under Hawtai Motor – could it fly?
Author: Glenn Brooks | 11 May 2011
Can there be another vehicle maker with a recent history as beset by turbulence as Saab? Having been pushed into liquidation by General Motors in early 2010 after the withdrawal of Koenigsegg's takeover bid, then unexpectedly rescued by Victor Muller's Spyker Cars, the company is now awaiting new funds from China. But what would Hawtai Motor Group taking an equity stake mean for Saab's future? Glenn Brooks considers what's likely to be ahead.
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