Spyker in last-ditch talks to buy Saab

Executives from Spyker Cars were in Stockholm on the 16 December 2009 trying to thrash out a deal to buy Saab Automobile after General Motors said the Dutch sports car maker was the only remaining bidder for its struggling Swedish unit.

ESO: Background information: Saab in 11th-hour talks with GM to avert its closure http://www.europeansources.info/record/saab-in-11th-hour-talks-with-gm-to-avert-its-closure/

Spyker Cars: Press Release, 2.12.09: Statement on Spyker Cars interest in Saab http://www.spykercars.nl/download/artikel/statement_SAAB.pdf

BBC News, 21.12.09: GM 'evaluates' new Saab inquiries http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8423880.stm

BBC News, 20.12.09: Spyker submits a new Saab offer to General Motors http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8423363.stm

Deutsche Welle, 21.12.09: Dutch sports carmaker Spyker launches a new bid for Saab http://www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,5042339,00.html

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