Fiat Interested In Saab Automobile - Swedish Government
27 Mai 2009 - 7:06PM
Dow Jones News
STOCKHOLM (AFP)--Italian automaker Fiat SpA (F.MI) is one of the
three interested parties looking to buy Sweden's Saab Automobile, a
unit of General Motors Corp. (GM) the Swedish government said
Wednesday.
"We can confirm that Fiat is one of the parties the government
is in contact with over Saab's sale," said Johanna Martin,
spokeswoman for Swedish Industry Minister Maud Olofsson.
She declined to give the names of the other two potential
buyers.
A Saab spokesperson wasn't immediately available for
comment.
Fiat, which is currently looking to acquire General Motors'
European operations, said on May 4 that it was also interested in
buying Saab.
The Italian automaker's name has been often linked to the
Swedish company, but its interest had not previously been
officially confirmed by Saab or the government.