Saab saddles up with Chinese automaker Hawtei
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/volvo">Volvo</a> no longer stands alone as the only Swedish automaker with a Chinese partnership. According to Autoblog.nl, <a href="http://autoblog.com/make/saab">Saab</a> and The People's Republic's Hawtei are reportedly set to announce that the two companies have joined forces. Hawtei, formerly Hautai, is likely best known on this side of the globe for strutting a logo that could have been the bastard child of the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/bmw">BMW</a> roundel and the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/microsoft">Microsoft</a> window. At this point, it's unclear exactly what each automaker hopes to gain from the alliance, though something tells us that Hawtai will likely supply the capitol needed to keep the lights on at Saab.<br />
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The news comes after Saab announced that it had secured a loan to <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/02/saab-to-resume-production-after-securing-short-term-loan/">resume production</a> in the short-term.<br />
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Autoblog.nl reports that Victor Muller, the current owner of Saab, will be part of an announcement about the Chinese partnership on Tuesday.<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/02/saab-saddles-up-with-chinese-automaker-hawtei/">Saab saddles up with Chinese automaker Hawtei</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Mon, 02 May 2011 16:55:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/02/saab-saddles-up-with-chinese-automaker-hawtei/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19929803/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2011/05/02/saab-saddles-up-with-chinese-automaker-hawtei/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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