Did you know that originally the 900 Cabriolet has been kind of Finnish desing and R&D?

In the past the quality over the cars that were produced in Uusikaupunki was considered to be better than the ones produced in Trollhättan/Sweden.
Ref: http://www.saabnet.com/tsn/bb/general/index.html?bID=74996 Especially note the high quality etc... (Don't take this as a flame, it's not ment to be!)

Small decision for big GM,,, big thing for a small town that lives on car manufacturing, some estimates say that 10% of the population might be unenployed... Anyway soon the Cabriolet will be "away from home" :-(

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News: Valmet Automotive to start negotiations according to the co-operation act

Valmet Automotive will start negotiations according to the co-operation act
necessitated by falling car production numbers. Efforts to reach new agreements continue, but for the moment the order stock of Valmet Automotive will not employ the whole Valmet personnel after the termination of the Saab production.

The termination of Saab assembly agreements in 2003 was announced already earlier. Due to the market situation the production of Saab models, Saab 9-3 Convertible and 5-d manufactured in Uusikaupunki is set to terminate at the turn of April - May. Consequently, the total daily output will roughly halve. In 2003, the estimated number of cars to be manufactured will be around 25,000 units, whereas the output last year was about 40,000 vehicles.

In this production and financial situation Valmet Automotive needs to adapt its personnel accordingly. Today, the company employs about 1600 people.

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• Kind of OT: Sad story about the production of Saabs..., SuoTimo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 10:11:29 <-- Viewing This Message
  • Too bad, I've always considered.., BobH, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 20:41:44
  • not really ... It's or the "old" 9-3, Trev, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:43:12
    • Re: not really ... Prod. move to Austria n/m, SuoTimo, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 02:39:15
  • Re: Kind of OT: Sad story about the production of Saabs..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 11:27:57
    • Kind of OT: Have you read "Stupid White Men"?......., zeke, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:10:53
      • As bad as it is..., b.flippo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:33:56
      • If they can make "more" profit? Saab LOST $500,000,000, Dinger, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:32:33
      • OK Mr. Smarty Pants, VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 12:25:55
        • HUH! VP you claim that Nordic countries are socialist?, Not Socialist, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 02:36:38
          • Yes I do, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:10:17
            • Add Germany to the List too!, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:18:31
        • Re: OK Mr. Smarty Pants, zeke, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 21:33:37
          • Don't be so sure., VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:14:26
        • UH...HERES AN IDEA...., 91Aero.jr, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:55:49
          • "Greed" is not just an American Phenomenon., Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:58:04
          • Agree somewhat., VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:08:04
            • Re: Agree somewhat., avanti, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 01:38:00
            • Disagree..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:07:32
              • Estate Tax, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:00:35
                • I'm unfamilliar with the US taxation system..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:06:28
                  • Estate tax: if you have a large estate, IIRC over 1mil, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:24:57
              • Were you in my Econ class?->, roman, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:38:54
              • Re: Disagree..., VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:18:31
                • No argument there..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 16:38:58
                  • Indeed, but in the words of Gerhardt Richter,, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:08:57
                  • Now, there is a distinct difference between..., b.flippo, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 17:10:53
                    • Well said, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 08:05:50
                      • I think many of you are unclear about your own beliefs+, roman, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 12:29:53
                        • Marxism, VP, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:42:59
                          • Wrong!, competetion has nothing to do with it->, roman, Fri, 7 Feb 2003 15:40:56
                          • Marxism according to Friedman, you mean....., zeke, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:15:04
                            • That model will work with small groups., Dave Westlake, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 16:31:49
                          • Re: Marxism, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 14:57:39
                            • I've been in a Lada....., Dave Westlake, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:26:26
                              • Slightly better than walking, but only in inclement, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 18:28:07
                      • Any economic system..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:01:31
                    • You weren't in Toronto last summer..., bRAD, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 22:51:41
            • Yes indeed...., 91Aero.jr, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:18:35
        • Re: OK Mr. Smarty Pants, Eli5, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:16:56
          • Thinking before posting, VP, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 14:41:12
            • Well it is cheaper to design in mexico as well..., Eli5, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:07:57
              • The quality issue w/r/t VW's Mexican operations have, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 11:33:59
                • I owned a 2000 Mexican Jetta..., bRAD, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 13:40:26
                  • Word on the R32. I am well satisfied with the quality, Terraplanem, Thu, 6 Feb 2003 15:06:22
            • Are you a VW brand manger / consultant? n/m, Jon in Chicago, Wed, 5 Feb 2003 15:03:43

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