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, May 24, 2011

Minister of Enterprise and Energy will meet Antonov

Two days ago we learned that the Russian banker Vladimir Antonov, who is eager to invest in Saab, had requested a meeting with Sweden's Minister of Enterprise and Energy. And now head of communication at the Ministry, Håkan Lind, says that the Minister is planning to meet Mr Antonov one of the coming days.

"We do not mind meeting him. We are discussing when it is possible to make an appointmend for a meeting between them both in the next few days and a bit later on,Håkan Lind said.

At the same time the Ministry stress that they do not have any need for meeting Antonov as it will not affect the European Investment Bank's ownership approval process of Saab.