February 14, 2012
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Negotiations between General Motors and Dutch luxury car maker Spyker over the future of Saab were believed to have moved to Stockholm on Friday, with media reports stating Spyker CEO Victor Muller paid a visit to the capital.
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GM should create a consortium between Bernie Eccelstone and Spyker. That might work.
I also agree with "The Nine", that Spyker is not really capable of pulling it off. I am suspicious of this article: why is Spyker not meeting with GM in Detroit? Spyker is goes to Trollhattan, Stockholm and all over to talk about their bid for SAAB, everywhere but Detroit. I fear that the only result is the building of the false hopes of the workers at SAAB. GM has not changed its direction since 18DEC. Like Oldsmobile, Pontiac, Saturn, & Hummer -- SAAB is winding down.
Your stupidity continues to amaze me. If Spyker is looking for a loan guarantee from the Swedish government why on earth would they go to Detroit to get it??? Don't tell me you work for GM in global planning. . . this might explain why GM has lost $88 billion in the last 5 years.
Anyway hopefully you will have to 'eat your hat' over this matter in the very near future.