Fate, it seems, is not without a sense of irony: the line spoken by Morpheus in the first (and, arguably, best) movie of The Matrix trilogy certainly fits Saab’s case tighter than spandex pants.

The U.S. Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has awarded the 9-4X crossover and the 9-5 sedan a “Top Safety Pick”, its highest rating for crashworthiness.

Yesterday we brought you the news about Saab’s filing for court protection and submitting a reorganization plan. Unfortunately, some of its divisions were not included –and one of them is Saab Cars North America.

The company’s president, Tim Colbeck, said in an interview with Automotive News that he is optimistic about its future despite the Swedish carmaker’s decision to exclude its North American operations from its restructuring plan.