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 already shown us a plug-in hybrid concept based on its C30 (pictured) and Saab only last week displayed its all-new 9-X BioHybrid concept, and now the two carmakers are working on ...

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 ...

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.

Volvo C70 and Saab 9-3 Earn First-Ever Top Safety Pick Designation for Convertibles By David Thomas March 5, 2015 ...

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

The Saab 9-3 and Volvo C70 earned the Institute's highest Top Safety Pick award. And the Chrysler Sebring, Mitsubishi Eclipse, and Volkswagen Eos all earned Good scores in both front- and side ...