3Daily Record, February 5, 2010 www.roadrecord.co.uk
NOW SAAB
ARE FLYINGDrysdalesaidthedealwas
welcomedbythe140staffwho
workthroughoutthenetwork.
Hesaid:"Aftermonthsof
uncertainty,thisisfantastic
news.Despiteallthe
speculation,wewerealways
fairlyoptimistictherewouldbe
aresolution.
"Theyareasmallcompany
butthecarstheyproduceretail
forabout�250,000.
"Itislowvolumebuthigh
quality.Theyproducevery
stylish,innovativecarsandI
thinkthatwillmeshperfectly
withtheSaabbrand."
SpykerCars,whohavetheir
headquartersinZeewolde,
Holland,werefoundedin1999
byVictorMuller.
Theyhadabriefforayinto
Formula1in2006butare
renownedforproducing
supercars.
Saab'sloyalfollowinghas
beenbothablessinganda
curse.Whilemostownersswap
theircarseverytwoorthree
years,typicalSaabownershang
ontotheirsforfiveorsix.
Jim,whoisawaitingthenew
9-5inthesummerandthe9-4X
SUVattheendoftheyear,
added:"Therearefewbrands
thatcangeneratesuch
enthusiasmandpassion,which
iswhySaabwillcontinuetobea
fantasticpremiumcarmaker."
secondsandatopspeedof
187mph.
At�192,000,thisisthekindof
caryou'llfindcruisingthe
streetsofMonteCarlorather
thanthesortofSaabyou'llfind
takingthefamilyandthedog
awayfortheweekend.
Eventhoughthefirmhas
beenswallowedbysuchasmall
enterprise�Spykersoldfewer
than50carsworldwidein2009�
Saabdealersarepleasedwith
thenewowners.
Afterall,themove
hassecuredmore
than200
Scottish
jobsand
could
leadto
many
more
asthe
brand
look
to
swell
their
shareof
the
market.
Western
Saabarethe
largestSaabretailer
intheUK,withbranchesin
Edinburgh,Glasgow,Perthand
Newcastle.
GeneralmanagerJim
C
OULD this be a
tantalising
glimpse into
the future for
Saab following their
takeover by Spyker?
Aftermonthsofspeculation,
GeneralMotorshavefinally
confirmedthesaleoftheir
troubledoffshoottotheDutch
supercarspecialists.
RumoursSaabwereaboutto
gooutofbusinesshavebeenput
tobedandSpykerhave
announcedplansto
producethree
newlinesand
returnthe
struggling
firmto
makinga
profitby
2012.
Andif
they
share
anything
withthe
Aileron,the
statelyand
safeimageof
theSwedish
marqueissetfora
radicaloverhaul.
Spyker'sbeautifulscissor-
dooredflyerismadeentirelyof
aluminiumandandhasa
0-62mphtimeofjust4.5
Afterall,themove
hassecuredmore
than200
Scottish
jobsand
could
leadto
many
more
asthe
brand
look
to
swell
their
shareof
the
market.
Western
Saabarethe
largestSaabretailer
intheUK,withbranchesin
tobedandSpykerhave
announcedplansto
producethree
newlinesand
returnthe
struggling
Aileron,the
statelyand
safeimageof
theSwedish
marqueissetfora
radicaloverhaul.
Spyker'sbeautifulscissor-
NEARLY
three out of four
Scots motorists back
plans for tougher penalties
on people caught using their
mobile phone while behind the
wheel, according to a survey.
More than 73 per cent of people
asked by Motorpoint felt drivers
flouting the ban on mobile phones
should receive harsher treatment
by the police. Currently, any
driver found using a phone
illegally faces a �60 fine
and three penalty
points.
Dealerswelcomespecialist
supercarfirm'sbuyoutof
ailingSwedishmarque,
reportsGRAEMELENNOX
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