Date: Sun, 27 Mar 2005 08:01:55 -0500 From: "Tex" <texnospamm101.org> Subject: Re: Just Do It GM-Change SAAB into "GMW"
"Martin Rich" <M.G.Richnospam.ac.uk> wrote in message news:evqb41107om3i21s7vr205ir6hctujiuqunospamcom... > I agree with some of your sentiments but I don't think the lack of a > 9-3 hatchback alone is evidence of Americanisation of Saab. The BMW 3 > series and Audi A4 are made primarily as saloons (sedans). Neither is > American-owned and both are also available in estate/wagon versions > (cf the forthcoming 9-3 estate). Volvo dropped the 440 hatchback in > favour of the S40 saloon before they came under Ford ownership. Much > as hatchbacks must constitute the most common body style across the > range in Europe, saloons seem popular in the market that Saab is > aiming for The odd counter-example is Mercedes C-Class Coupe. - tex