Saab’s new roots in the land of the tulip stand in stark contrast to its Swedish colleagues over at Volvo. In most circles, no disinterested observer ever considered Volvos quirky.

By jim motavalli Updated on: December 23, 2009 / 12:08 PM EST / MoneyWatch Scandinavian automakers Volvo and Saab are in a period of transition not seen in their more than 60 years of co-existence.

Volvo is reportedly interesting in getting out its checkbook in search of a production parts bargain over at Saab. No, the 9-5 likely won't be wearing a Volvo badge any time soon, but the tooling ...

Now that Ford is willing to sell or otherwise give up Volvo, will GM's Saab unit be the next shoe to drop? Saab and Volvo share some of the same problems, from a Detroit standpoint.

Saab may be gone but Scandinavian cool in motoring is not. Without much fanfare, boxy, old Volvo has become curvaceous, airy and rather desirable. It may have something to do with coffee.

Volvo has laid off thousands of workers this year and the plant's output has been drastically cut back. SOCOLOVSKY: Still, Volvo is in relatively good shape compared to Saab.

The Saab engineering and development system was transferred to GM's German operation, Opel, years ago to save GM money. So there really isn't a car company to sell, just a brand name and the old ...

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Luxury Wagons- 2005 Volvo V50 T5 AWD and 2005 Saab 9-2x Aero. The term "station wagon" comes from the vehicle's first use as a conveyance to carry people and their belongings to and from railroad ...

Geely Denies Bids for Volvo, Saab Published: 15 May 2009, 15:05 UTC • By: Bogdan Popa ...