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Set me free, why don’t you babe. Get out my life, why don’t you babe. ‘Cause you don’t really love me. You just keep me hangin’ on. You don’t really need me. But you keep me hangin’ on…
Yep, you guessed it, despite yet another deadline passing and a reported four bids received there is still noone behind the wheel at Saab. It is understood GM is allowing an extra 24 hours for Spyker to secure funding to finalise their ***** for the Swedish car brand.
Other interest is reported to have come from Genii Capital, for those playing at home you may remember these are the same guys that forked out some cash to *****. Now, if you’re really paying attention you’ll know it was ***** that kicked off this whole Saab buying malarkey. Supposedly, Genii’s bid is effectively the Koenigsegg bid in new clothing. Although, this deal gets more intriguing when you realise the Genii in the bottle is none other than F1 supremo Bernie Ecclestone. That’s right, Bernie is part of the Genii Capital bid for Saab.
A Genii spokesman reckons Saab are ripe for the picking and can’t understand why people aren’t banging down the door at GM with wads of cash, “It is a true opportunity and we’re surprised that more investors haven’t identified this opportunity,” he added, “Saab is a strong brand on the same level as Porsche and BMW.”
Unidentified bids from two Swedish business groups are also expected to be lodged with GM.
For their part GM just wants to get over Saab and start afresh. “Just show up with the money and you can have it [Saab], but nobody’s showing up with the money,” says GM CEO Ed Whitacre. Maybe the readers of AUSmotive can help Ed come to a conclusion—***** or *****?

You keep me hangin’ on
  好像是说  你捉我上吊...........或者  你把我吊起来了....之类的..哈哈..也像...

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GM have given notice that the wind down process of Saab, first announced *****, has commenced. Consulting firm AlixPartners have been chosen by GM to act as wind down supervisors.
A statement released by GM reads, “The wind down process is expected to take several months, and will ensure that employees, dealers and suppliers are adequately protected. As stated previously, Saab customers can be assured that warranties will continue to be honored and that service and spare parts will continue to be available.”
However, Spyker still holds out some home that they can save Saab from extinction. Victor Muller, CEO of Spyker Cars said yesterday, “We have continued a constructive dialogue with GM over the acquisition of Saab. We believe the Saab brand has lots of potential and would be keen to close a deal as quickly as possible.”
***** GM received a number of offers for Saab by their 7 January deadline. GM’s statement says these will be considered independently of the wind down process, “GM also confirmed that it has received several proposals for Saab and is continuing to evaluate these proposals. This evaluation is not affected by the appointment of AlixPartners.”