saabworld.net/f85/nevs-news-29053/index2.html#post57176 The first Saab car will be produced before year end Expectations were high when the purchasing manager for Nevs in the Swedish town of Trollhättan, Per Svantesson, took the stage at Elmia Subcontractor. When would the production of new Saabs start and who would be given the opportunity to supply parts to the company in the future? The series production of new Saab cars should start in Trollhättan by the end of 2013, said Nevs’ purchasing manager Per Svantesson when he visited Elmia Subcontractor. “We’ve deliberately kept a low profile to the media,” he said. “Our motto is to deliver first and talk later. But I can tell you that we now have all our suppliers organised to start series production. The first Saab car should roll off the line before year end.” The 9-3, which was the latest model under the former owners, GM, will be the first to be put into production in Trollhättan. “Some improvements have already been made and various facelifts will be added gradually,” Svantesson said. It is no coincidence that the new owners of the Saab brand are from China, which is seen to be the growth market for the car industry. But the factory in Trollhättan will stay open in future. “Our intention is to have a presence in both China and Sweden, to supply both the Asian and European markets with cars,” Svantesson said. At a trade fair like Elmia Subcontractor a natural question was whether there was any need for new suppliers. Nevs has kept the 510 suppliers used by GM but this may change. “We have too many suppliers and will work to have fewer but ones with greater expertise. We hope to get more Swedish suppliers. We just have to find ones that have the capacity to keep up with us.”
Posted on: Fri, 29 Nov 2013 18:19:01 +0000
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