ANALYSIS: Death of the cool?
Author: Mark Bursa | 22 December 2009
Can anyone fix Saab? Would a sale to Spyker - or any other small automaker - create an orphan automaker, doomed to the fate of Rover. Saab is worth more than that, argues Mark Bursa. And history suggests there may be ways to plot a future for the brand.
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