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Old 11-23-2008, 08:04 AM   #42 (permalink)
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Re: GM Exec: No Plans To Pull Saab Out Of North American Market; Line Is Profitable I

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Selling Saab would allow GM to offload some very expensive and inefficient production/R&D facilities in Sweden
Did you know that Trollhättan actually had a cost advantage over Rüsselheim when the 9-5 production was being allocated, but Opel just happened to have a new $600 million plant that needed more volume to be profitable?

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