Jump to content
News
Reviews
Discussons
Activity
Create New...
Close
  • William Maley
    William Maley

    By William Maley •

    Turkish Government Buys License For Saab 9-3 For National Vehicle

      Coming Soon to Turkey, a Saab 9-3 based vehicle

    The National Electric Vehicles Sweden (NEVS), the folks who bought up the assets of Saab have licensed the Turkish government to use the aged Saab 9-3 as the basis of a new national vehicle.

     

    "We bought Saab 9-3’s intellectual property rights, but not its name," said Fikri Isik. Turkish Science, Industry and Technology Minister.

     

    "The brand [of the car to be developed] will be a Turkish brand, it will not be Saab. We will develop the technology in Turkey."

     

    Isik told the Turkish government-backed national television network, TRT, that the government had two options: go at it alone and spend $1 Billion dollars on developing their own vehicle or work with someone who has a platform ready to go.

     

    Development of this new vehicle will be handled by The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBITAK) which hopes to begin production in 2020. A photo released by TÜBITAK shows three camouflaged prototypes with front ends from the unloved Cadillac BLS. At launch, the new vehicle will come diesel and gas four-cylinder engines. TÜBITAK hopes to launch an electric version down the road.

     

    Source: aa.com.tr

    Go to articles

    User Feedback

    Recommended Comments

    G. David Felt

    That's a Cadillac BLS isn't it?

     

    looks like a Cadillac to me...

     

    Yes that is the Europe Cadillac BLS.

     

    As Drew says, that car will not die and now it will become the National Car of Turkey. :o

     

    Who says Cadillac is not a Global car of everyone! :P

    Link to comment
    Share on other sites


    Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
    Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.

    Guest
    Add a comment...

    ×   Pasted as rich text.   Paste as plain text instead

      Only 75 emoji are allowed.

    ×   Your link has been automatically embedded.   Display as a link instead

    ×   Your previous content has been restored.   Clear editor

    ×   You cannot paste images directly. Upload or insert images from URL.

    ×

  • google-news-icon.png



  • google-news-icon.png

  • Subscribe to Cheers & Gears

    Cheers and Gears Logo

    Since 2001 we've brought you real content and honest opinions, not AI-generated stuff with no feeling or opinions influenced by the manufacturers.

    Please consider subscribing. Subscriptions can be as little as $1.75 a month, and a paid subscription drops most ads.*
     

    You can view subscription options here.

    *a very limited number of ads contain special coupon deals for our members and will show

  • Posts

    • smk4565
      Jeep News: Jeep Unsure of Direction on Compass

      By smk4565 · Posted

      In true Stellantis fashion, they should make the Compass about $55k to compete with the Land Rover Evoque so that when they don't sell they can discount then $13k like the Dodge Hornet and still not sell any. All they have to do is put the Hellcat in the Wrangler for $130,000 and then all of a sudden that $60k Wrangler with a 4-cylinder looks like a smoking deal.
    • oldshurst442
      Random Thoughts Thread

      By oldshurst442 · Posted

      All good. Im just happy there are still some people intrigued about Ancient Greece to still want to talk about Greece's history.  Im also sad that even when people KNOW about Greek history, they do NOT learn ANYTHING about it and are doomed to repeat all the crap that that era's people had to endure. An expression that was coined in the beginnings of the last century only for the world to witness a war to end all wars not even a decade after that expression was coined.  Evils happened again (1933-1945)  and ironically today's peoples, as in folk of 2025, are still dumb, deaf and blind and have learned nothing and are in the wake of repeating  what EVERYTHING that happened to Socrates in Athens a couple of thousands of years ago, to the  greed of WW1 and the evils of 1933-1945 SIMULTANEOULSY... And the WARNING signs are all WRITTEN in the HISTORY books... ALL THERE for us to learn and AVOID and become better with our civilizations.    What a vicious circle of shyte we humans like to throw ourselves to.  
    • trinacriabob
      Random Thoughts Thread

      By trinacriabob · Posted

      Florida has always appealed to me on some level.  The first time I went, I sat by the window and the plane flew down the coast over Lauderdale and Miami Beach to land.  I had never seen turquoise water like that.  I have relatives there, none of whom I like.  I love the food options.  I like the colorful and diverse people from everywhere who live in the urban areas.  I then came to learn that driving between Miami and Marco Island or Tampa to Orlando is not easy on the eyes. I know Costa Rica, Panama, etc. are relocation destinations.  Also high on the list is Uruguay, which I've been to twice, and it has South America's highest literacy rate and a milder climate at that lower parallel.  It's also beautiful. Montevideo, the capital ... very manageable and it used to be extremely safe, but now it's a little less safe Punta del Este, their famous beach report ... incredible, avoid December 15 through February, because it's high season and half of Buenos Aires has moved in
    • trinacriabob
      Random Thoughts Thread

      By trinacriabob · Posted

      The City of LB had a big decision to make:  let her go or pay for structural and aesthetic repairs.  It's a hotel, a renowned brunch, a tour destination, and people get married and have proms there.  All that stuff.  What would it look like without the QM there? I believe it's staying. In less than 3 years, it will have been there 60 years.  It IS Long Beach through and through.
    • A Horse With No Name
      Random Thoughts Thread

      By A Horse With No Name · Posted

      It has been an amazing state for me to raise a family in. Despite my cynicism, I really like it here in a lot of ways.   

  • Who's Online (See full list)

    • There are no registered users currently online

  • My Clubs

×
×
  • Create New...

Hey there, we noticed you're using an ad-blocker. We're a small site that is supported by ads or subscriptions. We rely on these to pay for server costs and vehicle reviews.  Please consider whitelisting us in your ad-blocker, or if you really like what you see, you can pick up one of our subscriptions for just $1.75 a month or $15 a year. It may not seem like a lot, but it goes a long way to help support real, honest content, that isn't generated by an AI bot.

See you out there.

Drew
Editor-in-Chief

I've whitelisted
Continue without support

Write what you are looking for and press enter or click the search icon to begin your search