SAAB新東家宣佈確認!!

http://www.saabsunited.com/2012/06/the-press-conference-continuous-updating.html
http://saabblog.net/2012/06/13/saab-pressekonferenz-nevs-kauft-saab-automobile-ab/
抱歉..本人英文能力不佳...

今天6/13日, 瑞典時間下午13:00,記者會公佈了Saab的新買家-
不出外界預料,為National Electric Vehicle Sweden
(NEVS~暫時取名: 瑞典國家電動車輛財團)，


喧擾一時的Saab破產事件終於告一段落,
未來SAAB這隻鳳凰將如何從灰燼中浴火重生呢?


The press-conference
June 13, 2012 in News
Both SVT and Tv4 had problems keeping their feeds running and as you might have noticed we were not running trouble free either which is a good sing that many people are interested =) Peter did an amazing job to get the server back up within minutes.

Here is what was said during the press-conference, more details coming later:


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Karl Johan Jiang

It’s not just about money and technology, its about a vision and sustainability.

NEVS is the buyer of SAAB, who wants to combine Saab in three basis:
1. Swedish know-how, design, technology and production facility which is a world-leading class
2. Add cutting-edge technology from Japan in form of know-how, design and technology
3. The great connections with China

The first region Saab will focus on, is China. China is right now focusing more money on electric cars than any other place in the world. Obama has promised one million electric cars by 2015.

Karl Johan Jiang, main owner of NEVS moved to Sweden 23 years ago and the first thing struck him was the huge contrasts. Back then China was all about industry but in Sweden the focus was on economic growth friendly to the environment. Since then he decided to focus on eco-friendly growth.

He started working with bio-mass technology. By 2006 the first plant was started in China, today he runs 28 with 9 more currently being built.

First product for Saab will be a developed 9-3 Electric Car. The 2n’d will be a new generation 9-3 built upon the phoenix platform combined with cutting-edge japanese technology.

State-gird and China wants a car that can be charged with green electricity. The main source for the bio-mass production in China is Straw grown by farmers. Today Karl Johans company has contributed with more than billion USD to the farmers who are now growing straw used as bio-mass-energy.

Karl Johan Jiang wants to combine cutting edge car technology with electric engines powered by green electricity in a future that is sustainable.


Mattias Bergman

Long-term financing is in place and no approvals needed from either Japan nor China is required to implement the finance-plan. A number of Japanese companies are behind this deal.

NEVS has bought the IP rights to the 9-3 but not the 9-4x nor 9-5.

First product will be launched in 2013-2014.

Now they will start recruiting and making good connections with current and new suppliers who are important.

The future cars will be built in Trollhättan, in a facility which is in top-class. The aim is to develop an attractive car that market will have a demand for.

Recruitment for management has already started. Chinese and Japanese teams are en-route to Trollhättan. Local consult companies will be a close part of the process.

A big priority is of course to establish good business-contacts. China is the key to future sustainable cars and its focus on shifting away from fossil fuels is key factor to their plans to buy Saab.