--FILE--veicoli che passano da una concessionaria Saab in Cina a Shanghai, 20 dicembre 2011. SAAB Automobile è il sollevamento fresche speranze nella sua città natale svedese come t
--FILE--Vehicles pass by a Saab dealership in Shanghai, China, 20 December 2011. SAAB Automobile is raising fresh hopes in its Swedish hometown as the mothballed brand gears up for another revival, more than a year after it went bankrupt. The companys new parent, owned by a Chinese renewable energy investor, intends to start turning out 9-3 sedans and convertibles in August, according to a letter sent to parts suppliers. Sales of the diesel-powered vehicles are intended to help fund Saabs conversion to an electric-car manufacturer. The new owners aim to supply China with electric vehicles. After adding a 9-3X wagon later this year and electrics based on the 9-3 in 2014, the goal is to produce 120, 000 cars a year by 2016, according to the letter from National Electric Vehicle Sweden AB, or Nevs, which bought Saab out of bankruptcy last August. That target would come close to the brands 2006 peak of 133, 000 vehicles.
