Why GM was reluctant to sell Saab

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Even though they had done basically nothing with it for 15 years other than try and sell rebadged Subarus and rebadged Chevy Trailblazers, GM did not want to let go of Saab when they had to.

Why?

Because they put a lot of time and effort into this, the next gen 9-5 (which should still be called the 9000 - has BMW ever changed the name of the 5 series? No.)



Other good news? Every engine will have a turbo, all the way up to a 300hp v6 turbo with advanced AWD.

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