IMPORTANT NEWS: National Electric Vehicle Sweden has agreed to buy the assets of Saab Automobile and the sale is expected to be finalized during the summer.

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

Saab delays white-collar employees' wage payment

Saab has just issued a press release stating that the payment of the wages to 1,600 white-collar workers have been delayed due to payments from investors have been not received in time. Here's the press release:


Zeewolde, The Netherlands, 26 July 2011 – Swedish Automobile N.V. (Swan) announces that Saab Automobile AB (Saab Automobile) has delayed payment of the wages to its white-collar employees as some of the funds that were committed by investors were not paid in time to effect such salary payments. Saab Automobile is taking all necessary actions to collect these funds and continues discussions with various parties to obtain additional short-term funding so that the payments can be made.

Swan will update the market of any new developments.

This is not looking good at the moment.