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It is officially confirmed that the remnants of Saab automobile has been sold to Nevs
Wednesday, 13 June 2012
The bankruptcy administrators dealing with the distress of Swedish
automaker, Saab have confirmed media reports that the National Electric
Vehicle Sweden is the company that has bought the remnants of Saab’s
bankruptcy estate. The company plans to recruit one hundred employees
soon.
"I'm actually very nervous, "said Nevs CEO and major shareholder John Jiang Kai when he took the floor.
"It's a huge day for me to stand here and say that we agree with the
administrators, "he said in fluent and perfect Swedish, being some one
who came to Sweden 23 years ago from China.
"In Sweden we have managed to combine economic growth with
environmental pollution. It is something I am passionate about and have
dedicated my life to working for." This contract his description of
China which he said was dark and dirty while Sweden was this very clean
"Electric cars powered by green electricity is the future. "
Saab
Parts, the Saab subsidiary that producers spare parts is not included
in the purchase, said the administrators who say they had the help of
former owner Victor Muller at a distance of the work.
The company wants to recruit a number of engineers at Trollhättan to promptly initiate product development.
"I am very pleased that we can take advantage of Saab Automobile's
expertise in vehicle design and production. We can now start new
future-oriented activities in Trollhättan. There is a production of
top-quality products where we can combine Swedish car industry’s
experience in design and manufacture of Japanese electric vehicle
technology and a strong presence in China. Electric cars powered by
green electricity is the future and the future of electric cars will
come from Trollhattan, "writes Karl-Erling Trogen, chairman of Nevs, in
a statement.
"Trademark issues are extensive and the agreement we have restricted
ourselves to formulating a process for how we will continue
negotiations, "said Karl-Erling Trogen.
Trogen added about the recruitment that "Initially, we’ll have to
recruit engineers and management. We will also get help from the
Japanese and Chinese engineers and develop a good partnership with
consulting firm with former Saab employees. "
Going to the number of employees needed, he continues that “initially,
we need to hire at least a couple hundred, but I can not say much more
right now, "he says.
The company stress that the will be producing electric cars not hybrids.
By Scancomark.se Team
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