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Automotive News, United States (AUTONEWS), 83 (2008) 6328 page 33
Saab gets a crossover in 2009; everything else is on hold.
Saab Automobile AB
Byline: Jamie LaReau
Saab might be born from jets, but General Motors is struggling to get the
brand's sales off the ground. One way GM plans to revive sales is through
new products, including a crossover and compact hatchback.
Through September, Saab's U.S. sales were down 32.4 percent from the
year-ago period to 17,362 vehicles.
Despite the numbers, GM hopes that Saab someday will be more than a niche
player. Here are some of Saab's plans.
9-X BioHybrid concept: Saab revealed this compact hatchback concept at the
Geneva auto show in March. If it goes into production, the 9-X likely
would be dubbed the 9-1 and compete with the Audi A3 and Volvo C30.
With the spike in fuel prices this year, GM is considering the car for the
United States. But spending priorities have pushed a production version
"way down the queue,'' said a source familiar with GM's product plans. GM
needs other small cars to fill out its other brands first.
If GM brings it here, the car would go on sale in 2011.
9-3: GM is working on the next-generation 9-3, but it has been pushed back
to 2011. The car will be re-engineered and restyled using GM's front-drive
Epsilon 2 vehicle architecture. Initially, the new 9-3 would have come in
2010, but GM held it up because of concerns about federal corporate
average fuel economy regulations. The company will engineer and assemble
the car in Ruesselsheim, Germany, not Sweden.
9-5: Saab is working on a redesigned 9-5 sedan that GM could show at next
year's Geneva auto show. For 2010, the 9-5 will switch to the
re-engineered Epsilon 2 architecture.
9-4X: Saab plans to debut a medium-sized, five-seat crossover in 2009 or
2010, depending on what fuel economy rules are in place.
GM showed a concept of the 9-4X at the Detroit auto show in January. It
would be developed on the re-engineered Theta Premium architecture,
essentially developed using elements of the Theta and Epsilon 2
architectures. That architecture also will be shared with the Cadillac SRX
crossover.
GM has not said which of its North American assembly plants would build
the vehicle. But assembly in the United States will help GM overcome the
weak dollar, helping the 9-4X compete with the BMW X3 crossover.
9-7X: The SUV shares a platform with the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC
Envoy, both of which are being phased out. U.S. sales of the 9-7X have
been lackluster, and the vehicle is likely to be phased out next year. The
9-7X is built at GM's Moraine, Ohio, plant, scheduled to close in 2010.
Saab gets a crossover in 2009; everything else is on hold.
Saab Automobile AB
Byline: Jamie LaReau
Saab might be born from jets, but General Motors is struggling to get the
brand's sales off the ground. One way GM plans to revive sales is through
new products, including a crossover and compact hatchback.
Through September, Saab's U.S. sales were down 32.4 percent from the
year-ago period to 17,362 vehicles.
Despite the numbers, GM hopes that Saab someday will be more than a niche
player. Here are some of Saab's plans.
9-X BioHybrid concept: Saab revealed this compact hatchback concept at the
Geneva auto show in March. If it goes into production, the 9-X likely
would be dubbed the 9-1 and compete with the Audi A3 and Volvo C30.
With the spike in fuel prices this year, GM is considering the car for the
United States. But spending priorities have pushed a production version
"way down the queue,'' said a source familiar with GM's product plans. GM
needs other small cars to fill out its other brands first.
If GM brings it here, the car would go on sale in 2011.
9-3: GM is working on the next-generation 9-3, but it has been pushed back
to 2011. The car will be re-engineered and restyled using GM's front-drive
Epsilon 2 vehicle architecture. Initially, the new 9-3 would have come in
2010, but GM held it up because of concerns about federal corporate
average fuel economy regulations. The company will engineer and assemble
the car in Ruesselsheim, Germany, not Sweden.
9-5: Saab is working on a redesigned 9-5 sedan that GM could show at next
year's Geneva auto show. For 2010, the 9-5 will switch to the
re-engineered Epsilon 2 architecture.
9-4X: Saab plans to debut a medium-sized, five-seat crossover in 2009 or
2010, depending on what fuel economy rules are in place.
GM showed a concept of the 9-4X at the Detroit auto show in January. It
would be developed on the re-engineered Theta Premium architecture,
essentially developed using elements of the Theta and Epsilon 2
architectures. That architecture also will be shared with the Cadillac SRX
crossover.
GM has not said which of its North American assembly plants would build
the vehicle. But assembly in the United States will help GM overcome the
weak dollar, helping the 9-4X compete with the BMW X3 crossover.
9-7X: The SUV shares a platform with the Chevrolet TrailBlazer and GMC
Envoy, both of which are being phased out. U.S. sales of the 9-7X have
been lackluster, and the vehicle is likely to be phased out next year. The
9-7X is built at GM's Moraine, Ohio, plant, scheduled to close in 2010.
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