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Re: Should Toyota buy Saab?
« Reply #40 on: November 25, 2006, 02:04:24 pm »
Quote from: UmroAyyar on November 25, 2006, 08:01:12 am
Quote from: Mitlov on November 24, 2006, 10:30:50 pm
I'm confused by the argument that Toyota shouldn't buy Saab, but that Subaru and Saab should affiliate.  Considering that Toyota already has part ownership of Subaru, how are the two situations different?

Mitlov, Toyota is after certain expertise/technologies from Isuzu and Subaru. What will Saab provide?

That wasn't what I was asking.  Okay, I get it, Saab doesn't have a lot to offer Toyota.  But then people started suggesting that Saab and Subaru team up.  I was asking those people why they saw that as a different situation than I had originally proposed, considering that Toyota now partially owns Subaru.
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Re: Should Toyota buy Saab?
« Reply #41 on: November 25, 2006, 04:12:45 pm »
 ???

You said it yourself.  Toyota partially owns Subaru.  They are not looking to implement Subaru's vehicles into their existing lineup, but rather for some assistance in technology development.  What I'm suggesting for Subaru is to fully buy Saab and incorporate Surbaru technology into Saab vehicles, thus giving Subaru a luxury division, competing with Acura and BMW's 3-series.

The fact that Toyota owns part of Subaru doesn't factor in...
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Re: Should Toyota buy Saab?
« Reply #42 on: November 25, 2006, 04:13:26 pm »
Mitlov, I understand your point.

Some people think Saab, Subaru amalgamation might work because currently most Saab cars are based on Subaru cars. Both are quirky 'different' kind of car makers. Not interested in the mainstream at all. GM has tried to bring Saab to mainstream, I guess didn't work well. If Saab could get the treatment what Cadillac got, it could get it Saabish attire back and establish itself. There's still following for Saabishness.

Toyota has stakes in Subaru, Isuzu and using that as an advantage to use their specific expertise in certain technical areas.
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Re: Should Toyota buy Saab?
« Reply #43 on: November 25, 2006, 08:00:44 pm »
Only the Saab 9-2X is based on a Subaru. The rest of the Saab lineup is based on various GM platforms. Replacing/reengineering all of these models would take a lot of time and money.
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Re: Should Toyota buy Saab?
« Reply #44 on: November 25, 2006, 11:07:50 pm »
Agreed.  And let me just say, I think Saab's lineup is actually quite interesting.  They're very attractive looking cars, and the only manufacturer that really comes close to their design philosophy is Acura (well performing, low-end luxury FWD vehicles).  Which is why I think Honda would do well with Saab, but as has been said, they just aren't interested.

Subaru-Saab is more something I would like to see that could work, than something I think will happen.  Still...  Subaru's AWD technology coupled to Saab/GM's turbo V6 in the 9-5 Aero would be a pretty sweet machine...  sexy looking, too.
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