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Saab 1947-2009: GM 'will close Saab'

By Tim Pollard Motor Industry 18 December 2009 20:33 It's a sad day for Saabphiles, as GM announced – one week to the day before Christmas – that it has failed to find a buyer for Saab. It will begin winding down the Saab operation immediately. There had been a glimmer hope for Saab earlier this month, as supercar maker Spyker stepped in as a possible suitor after similarly small sports car specialist Koenigsegg walked away from a potential deal in November 2009.But GM admitted it could not viably sell Saab to Spyker – and no other bidders were forthcoming.

Audi RS4 Avant Nogaro pays tribute to the original Audi RS – the RS2 Avant

The Audi RS 4 Avant Nogaro )pictured) commemorates 20 years of Audi RS We’ve got used to estate cars with supercar prowess from Audi in recent years, but it wasn’t always so. Until 1994 there really wasn’t an Audi that was anything more than just a titivated family car. But then came the Audi RS 2 Avant.

Mercedes G-Class – back in the UK

The Mercedes G Class returns to the UK in 2010 We all know that fashions are circular. There’s nothing new under the sun and every fashion that hits the headlines today is derivative of one that ruled the roost in a decade past. In many cases it’s not even derivative; it’s either a copy or a pastiche.