Small Business Resources, Business Advice and Forms from AllBusiness.com

Chicago Tribune Jim Mateja Column.

By Jim Mateja, Chicago Tribune Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News

Oct. 26--CHICAGO--Saab will unveil its first all-wheel-drive car, the 2005 9-2X, at the Los Angeles Auto Show in January.

Positioned below the 9-3 sedan in size and price, the 9-2X four-door hatchback based on the Subaru WRX will be available in two versions, an entry-level Linear powered by a naturally aspirated 2.5-liter, 165-horsepower 4-cylinder and a high-performance four-door Aero with a 2-liter, 227-h.p., turbocharged 4.

The Saab 9-2X is scheduled to go on sale early nex

In addition, make sure to read these premium articles also available with your free trial:

T T T
art_print Printart_email Email 16x16-digg-guy  Digg It delicious-small  del.icio.us

Related Resources

Free AllBusiness Articles

  • Honda offers alternatives to gasoline.
    • Honda expects to sell a hydrogen-powered Honda sedan based on its FCX in 18 months. The vehicle was unveiled last month at the Paris motor show. The new fuel-cell vehicle will go on sale in select markets at first. According to Honda President Takeo Fukui, Honda has accepted the challenge ......
  • First Fuel-Cell Car Goes to L.A.
    • Honda will lease 30 in California and Japan.
  • Japanese auto sales rebound in L.A. County.
    • Most automakers struggle to keep pace with 1994 Third-quarter sales rebounded for the Los Angeles County-based sales divisions of Japanese automakers, but they remained flat compared to a year ago. Most are struggling to keep pace with 1994. The local picture is a reflection of overall U.S. vehicle sales, which ......
  • Paving the future route of hydrogen fuel cell buses.
    • [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Fuel cell vehicles are moving from the laboratory to the road. General Motors is leasing 100 of its fuel cell-powered Equinox SUVs to participants in Project Driveway, a two- to three-year real-world demonstration program. And Honda will start leasing its FCX Clarity sedan to a few Southern Californians ......
  • Mitsubishi Freshens Its Media Mix
    • As struggling Mitsubishi Motors prepares to unveil details of a restructuring plan on April 30, the car maker is plotting a new course both creatively and in its media mix. Interpublic Group's Deutsch is the client's primary agency.
  • Japanese automotive firms set November sales records.
    • WHILE overall sales for the automotive industry were down in November, Honda, Toyota and Nissan continued to fare well, especially on the Coasts where they are the preferred brands. American Honda Motor Co., Nissan North America and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A. Inc., all based in L.A. County, each broke November ......
  • Exhibitors have high hopes for new convention center: Auto Show introduces consumers to expanded facility.
    • The annual Greater Los Angeles Auto Show has opened at the Los Angeles Convention Center with organizers and exhibitors hoping for bigger crowds because of an improving economy and a larger facility. Buoyed by last week's figures showing an increase in auto sales in the U.S., major car manufacturers were ......

Blogs

  • Celebrity Perks - Hydrogen Cars
    • Big Car Companies Using Celebrities to Promote Their Green Models ......
  • Developing Creative Minds
    • I love reading articles in the business section of any newspaper or magazine that reveals a new use for an old product or shows how a company is targeting a new but known market. It makes me think that the powers that be are cultivating and then nurturing a creative ......
  • Credit for Hybrid Vehicles
    • Last night I watched the DVD version of U-571 , a sea adventure in the spirit of the classic World War II films of the 1940´s. Most of the action took place in or around realistic models of WWI and WWII vintage submarines. Despite historical inaccuracies (for example, Americans were ......
  • Are You Adding Features or Feature Fatigue?
    • As you think about your product strategy, the most obvious approach is to try to find ways to one-up your competition on features. At first, the innovations come fast and furious and each one makes a big difference for consumers. After a couple of turns of the wheel though, it ......
  • All Bloggers
Related Topics
Tools

Sponsored Links

Site Map | Contact Us | FAQs | About Us | Media Kit | Reprints | RSS Directory | Sign Up for Free Newsletters | Disclosure Policy

Copyright © 1999 - 2008 AllBusiness.com, Inc. All rights reserved.
No part of this content or the data or information included therein may be reproduced,
republished or redistributed without the prior written consent of AllBusiness.com.
Use of this site is governed by our Copyright and Intellectual Property Policy, Terms of Use Agreement and Privacy Policy.

Get In-Depth Company Information from Hoover's | Buy a D&B Credit Report | What is in Your Company's D&B Credit Report? | Article Archives
Online Business Database | Online Business Information | Sales and Marketing Solutions | Business Mailing Lists
Information and opinions on AllBusiness.com solely represent the thoughts and opinions of the authors and are not endorsed by, or reflect the beliefs of,
AllBusiness.com, its parent company D&B, and its affiliates.