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The Office => Saab in the news => Topic started by: Steve McF on 09 May 2026, 10:20:33 PM

Title: GM mismanagement of Saab
Post by: Steve McF on 09 May 2026, 10:20:33 PM
https://www.saabplanet.com/gm-mismanagement-stolen-saab-tech-cancelled-dreams/?fbclid=IwdGRzaARsg_9jbGNrBGyD3WV4dG4DYWVtAjExAHNydGMGYXBwX2lkDDM1MDY4NTUzMTcyOAABHumZ482KSDWhWFxj6lX6gtYzkvvnC0xBHiDPAzaMT5YzsRKDOee478x-C1Gb_aem_a5pWzEDLZ-BXhg9qecPwjQ
Title: Re: GM mismanagement of Saab
Post by: Steve McF on 09 May 2026, 10:58:28 PM
It's a sad state of affairs. But once you are part of a larger parent company, you no longer have control of your own destiny. I am particularly sceptical of large American manufacturers taking over European manufacturers.

Whilst GM were mucking about with Saab, Ford were mucking about with Jaguar. BMW had previously mucked about with Rover and Land Rover. What is apparent, is that these parent companies do not understand the companies they own, and meddle in the running and direction of those companies.

They force platform and technology sharing with inferior/incompatible other brands within the group, and then blame the brands when it doesn't work out. They 'technology strip' and asset strip these companies for their own ends, and then spit them out or sell them on.