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It is easy to blame GM for Saab's various problems - it's such a big easy target.
Some blame of GM of course likely is fair. But while GM was an imperfect Saab owner, it is fascinating that no one on this board (or other sites for that matter) ever seems comfortable suggesting any of Saab's problems over the years might have been the responsibility of anyone in Sweden.
The fact is that Saab was nearly bankrupt both when purchased by (in 1989) and when sold (in 2010) by GM. Sales actually went through some nice increases in the 1990's and until 2006 when it all began to unravel.
Suggesting that none of Saab's problems are the result of any bad decisions made in Trollhattan is a nice story line, but that's just a fairy tale. Frankly, I really don't know - I wasn't in meetings between GM and Saab execs over the years. But neither were the thoughtless GM bashers on here. History would seem to indicate that Saab created its own problems along the way before GM. JAJ has been CEO since 2005 - not a very fine run in the Saab timeline. He seems to have teflon regarding blame from Saab enthusiasts. Maybe that's fair, but we don't really know do we?
I agree with all the desires for "Saabiness" and quirky details, and I sincerely hope Spyker and the new Saab team can pull it off in the future. Meanwhile, some need to blame someone or something - and GM is there. It obviously just isn't a very complete or accurate story.
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Posts in this Thread:
- GM Bashing., Matt/eEuroparts, Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:08:31
- Where to start...., Saabpilot
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 17:20:03 - Re: GM Bashing., EGD
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 07:19:59 - GM "saved" Saab in 1989, BlueWhite, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 06:02:27
- But compare them to Volvo/Ford ..., Trev, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:00:12
- Re: Yeah, compare them to Volvo/Ford ..., JimBlake
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 19:31:14 - Re: But compare them to Volvo/Ford ..., Dan-O, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 14:27:45
- Re: But compare them to Volvo/Ford ..., BlueWhite, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 09:20:56
- Re: GM "saved" Saab in 1989, TML
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 07:27:34
- Re: They needed a bailout..., polemera, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 05:07:28
- Re: GM Bashing., TML
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 04:52:15 - They Killed the Hatchback..., Scott Paterson
, Mon, 4 Oct 2010 20:17:15- All the cool people.., Mike Lynch
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 11:13:49- In Cali, Scott Paterson
, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 15:58:43
- Not exactly, No Snaab, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 07:46:19
- Re: They Killed the Hatchback..., stevo, Tue, 5 Oct 2010 06:08:54
- Easy target..., Mike Lynch
, Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:03:35 - I do know........, GM, Mon, 4 Oct 2010 14:19:03
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