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Jan Ake Jonsson, Deeply Disappointed With News

November 24th, 2009, 8:14pm by Ryan - 0 Comments

Saab Automobile’s Managing Director, Jan Ã…ke Jonsson, deeply disappointed with the news about the Koenigsegg Group pulling out from the Saab deal as of late according to TTELA.

Jan Ã…ke Jonsson: “Everyone, including myself are very disappointed ‘

- I was informed late last night (Monday), “says Saab’s CEO Jan-Ake Jonsson, the Swedish Radio Ekot.

Jan Ã…ke Jonsson, managing director of Saab.Fotograf: Tomas Fasth

Now GM must analyze the situation and decide what options are available.

- I can not speculate on what it will mean, we must await the analysis that GM is doing right now and that will be ready next week. Only then can we say what will happen.

What is the reaction today at Saab on the decision?

- It is clear that all, including myself are very disappointed. We have worked so long with this and it is clear that it is disappointing not to reach the goal.

- Koenigsegg has managed to assemble this group of stakeholders in a timely manner. It is a very complicated situation. In order to be successful, all playing the same direction
and with the same timeframe as the company has. It has been Koenigsegg failed to get all players to synchronize their timing, “said Jan-Ake Jonsson.

But he would not single out any particular duty that the deal failed.

- Anyone been in this business has a responsibility. I do not think we’ll try to single out any particular officer. Now we are where we are and now we move on, and GM may decide on the future, “he echos.

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