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		<title><![CDATA[GM to Wind Down Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Bernie Woodall and Soyoung KimDETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors Co GM will wind down operations at Saab, its money-losing Swedish unit, after a last-ditch attempt to sell it to small Dutch luxury carmaker Spyker Cars SPYKR failed, the automaker said on Friday.GM had been in exclusive talks with...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Dec 2009 08:45:24 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM in Talks on Partial Saab Sale to BAIC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Jui Chakravorty Das and Kevin KrolickiNEW YORK/DETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors is talking to BAIC, China's fifth largest car maker, about a partial sale of assets associated with its Saab brand, including tooling and technology, two people with direct knowledge of the discussions said.Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Group...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:38:20 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Spyker Sole Remaining Bidder For Saab: Whitacre]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[DETROIT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors Co Chairman and acting Chief Executive Ed Whitacre said on Tuesday luxury car maker Spyker SPYKR is the only remaining party with which GM is negotiating for the sale of its Saab brand."I think it is possible," Whitacre told reporters in a roundtable discussion at...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:20:16 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[BAIC buys Saab assets from General Motors]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co announced on Monday that it had acquired some of the assets of General Motors' Saab unit.The Chinese carmaker has struck a deal to buy production equipment and intellectual property related to two older Saab models ? the 9-5 and 9-3. According to new agencies,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:17:22 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM close to selling Saab assets to BAIC]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ General Motors is closing in on a deal to sell assets from its Saab unit to Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Co while continuing separate talks with other potential bidders over the remainder of the Swedish carmaker.BAIC has struck a tentative agreement with GM to buy production equipment and intellectual...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:00:00 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Icy Winds at Opel, Saab Under Whitacre]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Christiaan Hetzner and Angelika GruberFRANKFURT (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - The abrupt dismissal of General Motors GM chief Fritz Henderson by Chairman Edward Whitacre stoked fears on Wednesday of deeper staff cuts at its European arm Opel and the possible liquidation of Saab.Auto industry expert Stefan Bratzel expected Whitacre to slash...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:01:03 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beijing Auto / Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ "Stay tuned," Wang Dazong, chief executive of Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp, told reporters on Monday. "We want to move fast." BAIC, which was to take a minority stake in General Motors' loss-making Saab unit in return for funding a bid from Koenigsegg, is now in talks with GM...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beijing Auto Says "stay Tuned" on GM's Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Simon RabinovitchNANJING, China (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - Beijing Automotive Industry Holding Corp BAIC might still be interested in buying General Motors' Saab unit, according to the Chinese car company's general manager.Asked by reporters on Monday whether BAIC would consider approaching Saab as a solo buyer or only as a part of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Nov 2009 23:16:51 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Uncertain fate clouds Swedish brand's 'new era']]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[ A huge banner on the side of Saab's main manufacturing plant in Trollhattan, Sweden, declares: "A new era has begun."The slogan is emblazoned above an image of the new version of Saab's flagship 9-5 model, scheduled to hit car showrooms next year.Those plans are now in doubt, together with...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Germany Takes Brunt of Opel Job Cuts]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Angelika Gruber and Johan SenneroRUESSELSHEIM/STOCKHOLM (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=ReutersUK">Reuters UK</a>) - General Motors targeted Germany on Wednesday for the bulk of 9,000 planned job cuts at European arm Opel, turning the tables on the country that lobbied hardest for an Opel sale to Canada's Magna.At the same, the U.S. automaker cast around...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:30:58 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM Grapples With Saab, Opel Futures]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Johan Sennero and Angelika GruberSTOCKHOLM/WIESBADEN (<a href="http://resources.bnet.com/index.php?source=Reuters">Reuters</a>) - General Motors GM was grappling with the future of two European units on Wednesday, seeking options for Saab after a sale collapsed and preparing to show unions its Opel restructuring plan.The U.S. automaker, which emerged from bankruptcy in July after falling victim...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Another Blow to GM]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[A deal to sell the struggling automaker's Saab unit falls through. Plus: A new report shows Americans are slightly more confident in the economy.]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[GM May Close Saab After Buyer Backs Out]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[GM is forced to absorb a new blow, as tiny Swedish company Koenigsegg pulls out of the deal to buy Saab. The venerable automaker, which grew out of Swedish aerspace, may now simply be closed. by Jim Motavalli]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:52:13 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dassault Hopes Brazilian Sales Lift Company]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The worlds aerospace companies have been hurt badly by the global recession.  This has not only caused sales of civil aircraft to fall but also reduced domestic defense budgets.  Lower spending has made it harder to keep sales and revenues up for all defense contractors around the world....]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Food Chain Reversed: Sweden's Koenigsegg to Buy Saab]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://industry.bnet.com/auto/10001702/food-chain-reversed-swedens-koenigsegg-to-buy-saab/]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Funding from the European Investment Bank, a loan guarantee from the Swedish government, plus continued support from GM all went into a proposed deal to sell Saab to Koenigsegg. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 08:50:23 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tiny Scandinavian Supercar Company Buys Saab]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Saab is going back to Scandinavian owners, and will probably be all the better for it. The Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet reported today that Koenigsegg, a tiny niche maker of ultra-fast sports cars, has signed a letter of intent to buy the venerable brand from General Motors.   ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:56:10 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[New Danish Fighter Spillover for Terma]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Terma is the largest defense contractor in Denmark.  With revenue of only $177 million it pales compared to the big U.S. and European companies though.  Now DefenseNews is reporting that Terma hopes to gain significant work when the country chooses its new fighter to replace its aging F-16...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2009 05:28:46 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[If Ford Drops Volvo, Will GM Drop Saab?]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now that Ford is willing to sell or otherwise give up Volvo, will GM's Saab unit be the next shoe to drop? Saab and Volvo share some of the same problems, from a Detroit standpoint. by Jim Henry]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 13:06:28 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Saab AB and Simrad Optronics ASA establish JV]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-29 October 2008-Saab AB and Simrad Optronics ASA establish JVC1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com  Swedish defence and aerospace group Saab AB (OMX Stockholm:SAAB B) said on Tuesday (28 October) that it has signed a joint venture agreement with the Norwegian electro-optical instruments maker Simrad Optronics ASA (OSE:SIT)....]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Saab and Simrad Optronics Create Joint Venture]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2008_Oct_28/ai_n30940426]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Saab AB and Simrad Optronics ASA forms a joint venture under the name Vingtech Saab AS. The company is owned 51 % by Simrad Optronics and 49 % by Saab.  STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Regulatory News:  The plans for a joint venture was first announced in April this year,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2008 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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