When a carmaker goes down, it’s not just the investors, factory workers or suppliers that take the heat: dealers are also in deep trouble. Case at hand: Saab’s bankruptcy. Its owner, Swedish Automobile, was forced to liquidate the company after a long struggle to keep it afloat failed.
Saab Cars North America, on the other hand, was left out in the cold during this whole process. Even if the restructuring was successful, there was no provision (at least none that we know of) for the brand’s North American operations.
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