General Motors is confirming it requested a 30-day extension to reply to former Saab owner, Spyker’s US$3bn lawsuit.
Spyker originally filed the complaint with a view to GM responding by 28 August, but the US automaker is now formally saying it put in for a further month.
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“GM made the request,” a GM spokesman in Detroit told just-auto. “We are not going to get into what is a routine matter.
“We have nothing to add – it is a matter for the Courts now.”
Spyker has been extremely vocal in contrast to GM’s reticence, reiterating today (24 August) it viewed the lawsuit as “seeking redress for the unlawful actions GM took to avoid competition with Saab in the Chinese market.”
Former Saab CEO and current Spyker chief, Victor Muller, recently told just-auto his view: “They [GM] thought they could get away with it,” from his home on the island of Majorca.
“They thought Spyker would die and Saab – it was a very understandable thought.
“If Saab could go down, how could a small parent survive? Now we are back to haunt them.”
Saab itself is currently in a state of flux as it looks to exit from bankruptcy, with potential purchasers, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) being dealt a blow recently by Scania’s refusal to allow them to use its iconic Griffin logo.
Scania is just part of any deal however, as defence and security company, Saab AB, must also give its approval for any use of its name.
