Comments on: EIB approves $599M loan for Saab

By: 85ZingoGTR

85ZingoGTR — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 16:20:31 +0000

It’s ok. They said they wanted access to SAAB technology. As long as they keep their technology out of the SAABs.

By: bigdman

bigdman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 04:06:26 +0000

Man… i’m chinese and i’m fearing chinese will take over the world (ESPECIALLY the automotive world)… cause i’ve lived there and to see people like them taking over the cars i buy…

I don’t know… i’m just scared…

By: Go Saab

Go Saab — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:24:08 +0000

“they are now shouldering the inherent risk of saab and hummer ownership, as opposed to us…”

The “risk” of a 600 million dollar loan, guaranteed with assets and not the tax payers? In contrast to the how-many-tenths-of-billions-of-dollar bailout without guarantees whatsoever that US taxpayers had to accept?

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:38:25 +0000

oh, how dare you!

By: A4

A4 — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:09:57 +0000

Real naughty, Glenn Beck.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:54:46 +0000

hehe…i have to admit, i did feel a little bit guilty about that one…but it was that “i’m being naughty and i like it” guilt…which really isn’t guilt at all…

i totally agree with carstuff that we’re at war economically (and i’ve argued here repeatedly that our over-emphasis on military might is short-sighted in light of this), but this loan helps dump junk off of GM’s books, and GM is one of our weapons in this war – a weapon that is very effective in china right now, no less…soooooo…in my cost/benefit analysis this is a positive move for us, even though the chinese are financially involved in saab….they are now shouldering the inherent risk of saab and hummer ownership, as opposed to us…

By: Go Saab

Go Saab — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:40:23 +0000

@carstuff: And who are “we”? The US and GM? Well, you sold of the stuff that were worth something and kept the crap. Not the best way to win that “war”.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:21:35 +0000

I have to hand it to you leftwing… not many guys can stir the pot around here with only two words, especially when neither of which are even remotely profane. I’ll bet you were a master debater in college!

Oh… Borat… that was master debater not… well, you know.

By: carstuff

carstuff — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 17:02:39 +0000

Leftwing, we are in a financial war with other countries. We had been winning for 50 years but we started losing in the 70′s when all the imports started. We had a chance with Japan and Germany because they pay similar pay to their workers but China and Taiwan and India are different. We are gonna lose if we do not do something drastic.

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:49:54 +0000

biased much?

By: JSi

JSi — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:41:21 +0000

dammit! save saab from the chinese!