Saab Cars
Saab Shows Fossil Fuel Free Hybrid at British International Motor Show
Hoping to turn the British International Motor Show green with envy when it opens in July, Saab Great Britain is proud to have on show no less than three different environmentally-friendly models. All have the potential to deliver substantially reduced – or even zero – fossil CO2 emissions, due to their ability to run on one of the most talked about new transport fuels of the moment - bioethanol.
Saab sees soar-away motability success
Saab Great Britain has continued its soar-away sales success with a best-ever result in the Motability market with sales growth of 87% in the last six months.
Saab joins BEST European bioethanol project
Cross functional co-operation to help solve the 'chicken and the egg' challenge over use of bioethanol in European markets outside Sweden.
Diesel Power Added to Saab 9-3 Convertible Range
Swedish premium car maker Saab has unveiled the new 9-3 Convertible 1.9 TiD turbo diesel variant at the Brussels International Motor Show.
Saab sales soar in 2005 to a record high
Whilst the overall UK new car market limped through 2005, seeing total registrations decline by over 6 per cent compared to the previous year, with a 3 per cent drop in the premium segment, Saab continued to make enormous strides, enjoying a year-on-year sales growth of over 35 per cent. In volume terms, this equated to a total of 27,465 new Saabs sold in 2005, compared to 20,292 in 2004, taking its slice of the UK new car market to a record 1.14 per cent. This achievement becomes even more impressive, considering that that 2004 was itself a record year for Saab, with sales growing by 39 per cent compared to 2003.
Saab celebrates 20 years of open-top motoring
Saab is raising the roof, celebrating two decades of Convertible sales success by introducing an eye-catching 20th anniversary model, the Saab 9-3 Convertible Cerulean edition.
Saab showcases 9-5 Aero BioPower at Detroit Auto Show
Following the overwhelmingly successful launch of the Saab 9-5 2.0t BioPower flex fuel car in Sweden, Saab will this week unveil a concept version of the 9-5 Aero BioPower, capable of producing 310bhp and 440 Nm torque, at the North American International Auto Show (NAIAS) in Detroit.
Saab 9-5 BioPower cleans up in Sweden
The launch of the Saab 9-5 BioPower has taken the Swedish market by storm this year, outselling its full-year 2006 sales target in just four months. More than 9,000 of the eco-friendly model are now expected to be sold next year.
Revised 2006 Saab 9-5 Range Jets into the UK
The distinctive 2006 Saab 9-5 Saloon and Estate model range is unleashed in the UK this week with bold styling, competitive pricing, class-leading safety, plus an innovative tri-fuel engine programme; petrol, diesel and E85 bioethanol.
Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon is a Gold Award winner
The Saab 9-3 Sport Saloon is a Gold Award winner in the first-ever Top Safety Pick award by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
Saab active head restraints awarded top safety ratings
The entire UK-market Saab model range (i.e. all Saab 9-3 and 9-5 models) have been awarded top marks for protection against neck injury, following the latest round of rear-end collision tests conducted by the Thatcham insurance research centre. All models are fitted as standard with Saab’s pioneering anti-whiplash Saab Active Head Restraints (SAHR), first introduced on the 9-5 range in 1997.
SAAB launches 9-5 BioPower flex-fuel models
Saab Great Britain has announced that it will now take orders for the Saab 9-5 BioPower™, a flex-fuel car whose fossil CO2 emission level can be reduced by as much as 70 per cent compared to a standard petrol-engined car. Saab BioPower technology means that the 9-5 model is capable of running on either a high-blend mixture of eco-friendly renewable energy source bioethanol and petrol (E85), or on pure petrol, without any adjustment required by the driver.
Saab enjoys best-ever sales month in September
Already flying high on numerous sales records in 2005, Saab Great Britain has yet another accolade to add to its trophy cabinet. With 4,919 cars registered in September 2005, last month was the Swedish premium marque’s best-ever month of sales in the UK since imports began in 1960. The previous record was set in August 1998, when 4,335 cars were sold. In fact, Saab Great Britain’s monthly sales total has only exceeded the 4,000 mark three times in the company’s history.
Saab smashes all-time UK sales record
Saab Great Britain Limited surpassed all previous sales records for the Swedish premium car brand in the UK, by selling over 20,500 cars so far this year, an all-time record high. Saab's previous sales record, for full year 2004, at 20,294 cars, was exceeded this morning, with over three months of new car registration counting for 2005 still to go.
New Saab 9-3 SportWagon breaks sales records
Saab's eagerly-awaited 9-3 SportWagon is breaking sales records for the premium Swedish brand even before entering dealer showrooms.