It didn’t take long for Beijing Automotive Industries Company (BAIC) to start making use of the old 9-3 and 9-5 tooling it bought from Saab last fall. After grafting on a new nose and taillights, both have been reborn as the C60 and C71. It’s not clear what’s propelling the regular... 

To be honest, there have been points at which it felt like this new Saab 9-5 would never see the light of day. To say that the outgoing model had grown long in the tooth would be a colossal understatement, and in the hyper-competitive market that is the globe’s entry-level premium segment,... 

It had been reported that SAIC had quietly taken a stake in Saab in conjunction with the Koenigsegg Group. However, it’s been confirmed that Beijing Automotive — which also recently made a play for Opel — has grabbed a share of the Trollhätten pie. BAIC provided the $400 million difference... 

It didn’t take long for the floodgates of official pictures to open after the first set of leaked images gave us an early glimpse at the new 2010 Saab 9-5 inside and out. Just as before, we’re cautiously optimistic that this attractive sedan (though it’s appearance is certainly polarizing...