GM still owns the rights to the Saab 9-4 SUV. The Mexican-built Saab is based on the Cadillac SRX and had a brief production run before Saab’s bankruptcy.
The receivers of bankrupt Saab Automobile AB are conducting an action of 68 cars, some of them rare models, in order to raise funds. These include cars where only a few examples were ever made, as well as a number of the models Saab began to produce, but were never sold. The auction starts today on KVD Kvarndammen’s market place and concludes in the middle of December.
Some of the cars offered are so-called de-registered vehicles that made use of Saab’s test car exemption, which is no longer valid. These Saabs cannot be registered for use on the road, and are meant for car museums and private collections.
Other Saabs are registered vehicles ready for sale and the transfer of title. The Saabs are approved and registered for use on the road in Sweden. The registration of these cars is transferred to the buyer on delivery and the car can be driven away.
A murkier category includes Saab models currently residing in a bonded warehouse. The buyer is responsible for submitting a customs declaration and paying the charges. All the vehicles in bonded warehouse have a certificate of conformity (COC).
Some of the cars are new, unregistered vehicles. They are among the last cars made by Saab Automobile AB and never got as far as registration. Some of these vehicles have a COC, making registration possible, while others do not.
The details of each of the new vehicles state whether a COC is available or not. Vehicles without COCs – all the Saab 9-5 Sedans and Saab SportCombi 12 models – cannot be registered for the road.
