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		<title>GM Marketed Saab Vehicles Will Be Honored Despite Bankruptcy</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2011/12/gm-marketed-saab-vehicles-will-be-honored-despite-bankruptcy/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Dec 2011 16:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manoli Katakis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It seems that the final chapter in the Saab sales saga is coming to a close. ]]></description>
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		<title>GM To Cut Supply Dealings With Saab If Chinese Sale Goes Through</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 20:45:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manoli Katakis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[GM has decided to take the hard ball route when it comes to the *ahem* threat of Saab entering the Chinese market.]]></description>
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		<title>GM Not A Fan Of Chinese Saab Deal</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2011/11/gm-not-a-fan-of-chinese-saab-deal/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2011/11/gm-not-a-fan-of-chinese-saab-deal/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 20:01:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manoli Katakis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[How many strings will The General pull to keep Saab out of China?]]></description>
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		<title>Done Deal: Spyker Officially Acquires Ownership Of Saab, GM Authority To Officially End Coverage</title>
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		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/02/done-deal-spyker-officially-acquires-ownership-of-saab-gm-authority-to-officially-end-coverage/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:01:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Luft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[General Motors and Spyker Cars NV have announced today that they have finalized the deal for Spyker&#8217;s purchase of Saab. This means that, going forward, Spyker has taken over the reins and has assumed full responsibility for the (not so much) Swedish automaker. John Smith, GM Vice President For Corporate Planning and Alliances, had the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Updated: Officially Official: GM Sells Saab To Spyker</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/officially-official-gm-sells-saab-to-spyker/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/officially-official-gm-sells-saab-to-spyker/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:56:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Luft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s over, done, finito! After months of negotiations, protests from Saab owners, and numerous ups and downs, General Motors just confirmed that it has reached a binding agreement to sell Saab Automobile AB to Spyker Cars NV. Spyker has outlasted all other negotiators in this deal, including Koenigsegg, Genii Capital (backed by Bernie Ecclestone), and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Saab Production Continues to Continue</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Jan 2010 18:08:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wilson Nunnari</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the last few months, Saab&#8217;s future has been more uncertain than Britney&#8217;s mental status. But, like Britney, Saab appears to be on the upswing. A potential sale seems to be mere days away and production of two new models supports this hopeful and likely assumption. Media sources are reporting that production of the new 9-5 continues alongside 49 units [...]]]></description>
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		<title>GM To Pay Back Canadian and U.S. Loans By June, No Saab Deal (Yet)</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/gm-to-pay-back-canadian-and-u-s-loans-by-june-no-saab-deal-yet/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/gm-to-pay-back-canadian-and-u-s-loans-by-june-no-saab-deal-yet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Luft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bailout]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[During this morning&#8217;s press conference, GM CEO and Chairman Ed Whitacre announced plans to repay the company&#8217;s U.S. and Canadian government loans as early as June 2010. The General received $6.7 billion from the U.S. federal government last year. Whitacre was very optimistic about The General&#8217;s future, citing a stabilized market share even after cutting [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Light At The End Of The Tunnel: Spyker Nears Deal With GM For Saab</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-spyker-nears-deal-with-gm-for-saab/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel-spyker-nears-deal-with-gm-for-saab/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:18:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Luft</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In what just may turn out to be a miracle, Spyker Cars has come one step closer to closing a deal to acquire Saab from GM. According to Bloomberg, GM and Spyker officials met in Stockholm over the weekend to finalize details of a plan to sell the Swedish automaker to Spyker, and it looks [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wows And Woes: Whitacre &#8211; GM To Call Up 100 Defunct Dealerships. Saab Given The Cold Shoulder.</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/wows-and-woes-whitacre-gm-to-call-up-100-defunct-dealerships-saab-given-the-cold-shoulder/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/wows-and-woes-whitacre-gm-to-call-up-100-defunct-dealerships-saab-given-the-cold-shoulder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:00:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Erik Bentley</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Earlier in 2009, GM announced plans to shut down 1,130 GM dealerships, a process it was hoping to complete by the fourth quarter of 2010. This &#8220;cutting the fat&#8221; can be attributed to the rocky economy and poor performance of some of the dealers that received the wind-down notice. Certain dealers complained (which was to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Next-Gen Saab 9-5 To Live On As Buick? Not So Fast!</title>
		<link>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/next-gen-saab-9-5-to-live-on-as-buick-not-so-fast/</link>
		<comments>http://gmauthority.com/blog/2010/01/next-gen-saab-9-5-to-live-on-as-buick-not-so-fast/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Jan 2010 22:43:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alex Luft</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Analysis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Buick]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, Saab and GM fans were equally outraged upon learning about the possibility that the all-new Saab 9-5 could wear a Buick badge. Since then, GM has still not reached a definite decision regarding Saab while the 9-5 has begun production in Sweden. But all is not lost, since Saab and GM enthusiasts alike [...]]]></description>
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