Earlier today we reported that GM might have made the choice to delay most new vehicle launches in order to stem the flow of money rushing out of GM’s coffers. A few more tips are now coming in that appear to back that idea up.
We’ve been told that, in the last few days, suppliers working on Saab’s 9-4x crossover vehicle were instructed not to ship any more parts to GM facilities. Production was scheduled to commence in the fall of 2009 at GM’s Ramos Arizpe plant in Mexico. Apparently the Saab is now delayed as much as 12 months for the U.S market.
Codenamed GMT168, the 2010 Saab 9-4x was set to be sharing GM’s TE chassis with the new 2010 Cadillac SRX (GMT166). For now, we hear the Caddy is still a go and will start rolling down the line in May of 2009 at Ramos Arizpe
Words by Chris Doane.
11/03, 5:30 PM
posted by:
A4
shucks
11/03, 5:40 PM
posted by:
howsmydriving
Feeling angry…out of control…must kill again….
11/03, 5:42 PM
posted by:
elviososa
that means by the time this car enter the ring, it’s outdated.
11/03, 5:59 PM
posted by:
johnnycanuck
Well, if I had to pick one I could live without…
11/03, 6:45 PM
posted by:
ski2xs
And to think I was willing to get on the pre-build wait list and even pay a dealer mark up. Well, there’s always therapy.
11/03, 7:01 PM
posted by:
AnonymousCoward
So, you develop a car for like 2 years on a shared platform, show off a concept, and test it like hell. Then, you delay the production to save money. ¿Que?
11/03, 7:58 PM
posted by:
JakeK66
Saab is a dead brand walking anyway. I’m a long time saabophile, but in all honesty, it’s not worth saving – Cadillac is the premium brand in GM’s stable. Saab is just a dead weight.
11/03, 9:46 PM
posted by:
anyclearer
I like this more then the caddy, and even though it would never happen, would be cool to see them turn saab into a more sports division and get rid of pontiac. Saab actually has some identity as of pontiac doesnt.
11/03, 11:44 PM
posted by:
cwa107
Suggested subtitle: “…and the only people who noticed were the remaining two Saab dealerships”.
11/04, 8:36 AM
posted by:
AnonymousCoward
Caddy may be so called premium in the US. In the rest of theworld it’s just a big ugly joke. Check out the sales figures for Europe. It’s even more dead there than Saab is in the US.
11/04, 10:17 AM
posted by:
fan
theres a saying… rather have an end with terror than terror without end…
thus…
DIE, GM, DIE!
11/04, 10:32 AM
posted by:
gryphon
Why GM, why? I was holding out for the 9-4X or maybe the 9-5. I guess my money will go to a MB GLK or E Class. Those idiots in GM HQ are starving SAAB to death. It would be merciful to just pull the plug or even better sell the brand to a company that gets it.
11/05, 2:45 PM
posted by:
ricky_b
I hope they take that year to make this a truly special vehicle. The 9-3 and 9-5 were highly respected and loved models that have been disgraced by comptemporary GM planners. Either give them the respect they need or let someone else buy them.