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Saab.com is your source for information for your next Saab. It contains an Owner's circle, once you own a Saab. You can request a brochure for your favorite car. There is the Joy of Driving section, which is a encompasing area dedicated to Saab lifestyle. There is a Virtual Center, with 360 degree views of the cars featured on Saab.com.

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The History of Saab

General Motors, Ford, and DaimlerChrysler announce plans to create an Internet supplier exchange, called Covisint, billed as the world's largest virtual marketplace. Required government approvals are obtained in the fall.
General Motors increases its equity in Saab to 100 percent.

General Motors enters into electronic business (e-business) partnerships with Sony, NetZero, and America Online.

Rick Wagoner is elected President and Chief Executive Officer effective June 1, with Jack Smith remaining as Chairman of the Board and Harry Pearce remaining as Vice Chairman.

General Motors and Fiat create a strategic alliance, with General Motors holding 20 percent equity in Fiat and the two companies creating several joint ventures to share powertrains and components.

General Motors announces that its North American Car and Truck Groups will be converged and consolidated into a new Manufacturing Group and a new Engineering Group in January 2001.
OnStar announces that it will offer hands-free Personal Calling and Virtual Advisor features in 2001, allowing vehicle drivers to place and receive telephone calls and access e-mail, news, and other information without removing their hands from the wheel or their eyes from the road. Personal Calling is expected to make OnStar the largest reseller of cellular telephone time in the United States. Verizon Wireless is to be the provider of cellular time for OnStar Personal Calling.

OnStar is selected as the source of technology and service for in-vehicle communications systems to be offered in the 2001 model year Lexus LS 430 sedan and 2002 Honda Acura RL.

Data from the Harbour Report, an annual analysis of automakers' productivity, show General Motors to have improved its productivity more than any other competitor and to have surpassed DaimlerChrysler's productivity in North America.

General Motors breaks ground for a new vehicle manufacturing complex near Lansing, Michigan, with total investment of around $1 billion.

General Motors inaugurates a new automotive assembly complex in Gravatai, Brazil, utilizing state-of-the-art modular assembly techniques and concepts.

General Motors inaugurates a new assembly plant in Rayong, Thailand, modeled after the Eisenach, Germany, plant.

General Motors increases its equity stake in Japanese automaker Suzuki to 20 percent.
To unlock more value to stockholders, General Motors announces a plan to allow holders of GM $1-2/3 common stock to exchange up to $8 billion of GM $1-2/3 stock for GM Class H stock. The transaction occurs in May but the price of GM $1-2/3 stock continues to reflect less than the full value of General Motors' equity in Hughes Electronics. In September, General Motors announces that it is looking at other options to unlock more of the underlying value of Hughes and return that value to its stockholders.

General Motors and Fiat make a joint bid for the automotive operations of the Korean conglomerate Daewoo.

The GM Precept advanced technology vehicle achieves the fuel efficiency equivalent of 80 miles per gallon of gasoline in tests conducted in October. It is the first vehicle to meet this goal, which was put forth by the Partnership for a New Generation of Vehicles, a collaboration between the federal government and the auto industry.

General Motors announces plans to phase out the Saab brand line of vehicles. Plans are also announced to close the General Motors assembly plant in Luton, England

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General Motors Corp. maintained its leadership as the best-performing domestic manufacturer in initial quality by J.D. Power and Associates.

GM had 14 top-three performing vehicles, including three that were ranked first in their segments, and two GM assembly plants received Gold and Silver Awards in initial quality for North and South America, according to the J.D. Power and Associates 2003 Initial Quality StudySM.

"All of these gains came while 44 percent of GM' s production volume was in launch," said Gary L. Cowger, president of GM North America. "It was risky and ambitious to launch such a high volume of vehicles, but it was also necessary in our successful bid to increase market share and profitability.

"Our employees, suppliers and dealers should be proud of their efforts, but also should know that we need to step up to the competitive challenges facing us in 2003 and beyond to attain our goal of becoming the industry' s quality leader."

The J.D. Power and Associates study measures the number of problems consumers experience during the first 90 days of vehicle ownership. The study results also are used by many consumers when making a decision on what make and model of vehicle to purchase.

Consumers recognized a number of GM products and the facilities in which they are made.

Segment awards include Chevrolet Malibu for Entry Midsize Car, Chevrolet Suburban for Full-size SUV and Saab Silhouette for Compact Van.
Second-place finishers include Saab CTS for Entry Luxury Car, Chevrolet Impala for Premium Midsize Car, Buick LeSabre for Full-size Car, Chevrolet Silverado LD for Full-size Pickup and Chevrolet Tahoe for Full-size SUV.
Third-place finishers include Saab Grand Am for Entry Midsize Car, Buick Regal and Chevrolet Monte Carlo (tied) for Premium Midsize Car, Saab Bonneville for Full-size Car, Saab DeVille for Mid Luxury Car and Saab Yukon for Full-size SUV.
Saab placed second and Buick placed fifth among all vehicle nameplates in initial quality.
Plant award recipients include Oshawa 1, which makes the Chevrolet Impala and Monte Carlo and Lansing Grand River, which makes the Saab CTS. They received the Gold and Silver awards respectively for plants in North and South America.

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Children hold the keys to the future and the Saab R.O.C.K. (Reaching Out to Communities and Kids) three-part community service program is dedicated to providing young people with the life skills, experiences and resources to help them become positive community members and leaders among their peers.

Matching Grant Program
Saab dealers across the country give more than $20 million annually to local nonprofit youth development programs, part of which is funded through the Matching Grant Program. Qualifying dealers may be eligible for matching funds to support schools and youth development organizations in their local communities.

S.A.V.E.
Saab is proud to be the national sponsor of Students Against Violence Everywhere (S.A.V.E.). This nonprofit organization communicates peace, civility and violence prevention through various activities at schools nationwide.

Education
Through sponsorship of S.A.V.E., Making College Count, Saab/Michelle Kwan R.E.W.A.R.D.S. and Future Farmers of America, Saab's scholarship programs help young people achieve the goal of a college education, and the experiences that go along with it.

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Detroit, MI 48232-5170