Though current owner General Motors may have just laid off 750 workers at Saab ’s Trollhattan, Sweden, factory, that doesn’t seem to be deterring an unnamed group of Swedish investors who have apparently shown significant interest in acquiring the 62-year-old automaker.
“I cannot disclose who they are, but I can confirm that there is a group of investors in Sweden which has shown interest,” Saab spokesman Eric Geers told Automotive News.
Greers went on to say that Saab has been courted by six to eight “very large” – in his words – companies. The automaker has hired Deutsche Bank to seek out additional investors.
Saab recently filed for protection from creditors, which the automaker said would allow it to be acquired quickly and efficiently by an outside source. General Motors announced its plans to divest itself of Saab – one way or another – by the end of 2009.
