The Chinese company, Zhejiang Youngman Lotus Automobile Co., A former partner, "Saab", said the acquisition of the platform Phoenix, which is independently developed by Swedish manufacturer for its future models. On this edition of Automotive News China Zhejiang spokeswoman Rachel Pang.
According to Pang, Zhejiang has already started in Sweden, a new company that will develop a car built to "saabovskoy" platform. The amount of the transaction, details of future machines, as well as whether the Chinese will have the right to name Saab - is not known. The Chinese company only specified that Phoenix does not use any technology or know-how of General Motors and is completely independent development, "Saab". Note that it is the fear that the Chinese can get all intellectual property of the American manufacturer GM forced twice to block a deal to sell Saab firms Zhejiang and Pang Da.
As previously reported, a new platform for the first time Saab had planned to use the family car 3.9 the next generation. In addition, it should have done modular to easily "fit" under the chassis as compact hatchback 9-2, and a flagship 5.5-meter-long sedan 9-7. The design of the new chassis front is designed to use "McPherson", and back - five-link suspension. It is also supposed to use on some models the front suspension with separate swivel, allowing to reduce the effect thruster for overclocking.
The first version of the new platform was presented at the Saab concept car PhoeniX, shown at the March Motor Show in Geneva.
