[杂谈] saab这场肥皂剧神了，伯尼埃克赖斯顿都出现了。。。

http://www.guardian.co.uk/busine ... clestone-offer-saab

Bernie Ecclestone linked to Saab rescue bid

Formula One boss teams up with Luxembourg investment firm to save Swedish carmaker



The billionaire Formula One boss Bernie Ecclestone has teamed up with a Luxembourg investment firm to launch an eleventh-hour rescue attempt for Saab, the troubled 62-year-old Swedish carmaker which is being wound down by its American owner, General Motors, after eight successive years of losses.

Just minutes before a GM deadline of 10pm yesterday for offers, Luxembourg-based Genii Capital announced it was interested in making an offer with Ecclestone for a majority stake in Saab. Other possible bidders include a Dutch high-end sports carmaker, Spyker Cars.

Genii said it believes Saab has "tremendous brand value in a number of key automotive markets, as well as an innovative image". The privately held firm said that with an "adequate and short time frame" for a bid, it would "aggressively work towards a successful closing of the transaction with all the relevant stakeholders of the company".

The unexpected new proposal is likely to give a sliver of hope to Saab's 3,400 employees, most of whom are based in south-western Sweden. In Britain, some 3,000 people work at 87 Saab-franchised car dealerships.

Genii already has links to the motor industry and to Ecclestone's Formula One sporting empire. The investment firm last month bought a majority stake in Renault's Formula One team.

The extent of Ecclestone's involvement in Genii's offer for Saab was not disclosed, but the motor racing supremo is very wealthy – Forbes magazine estimated his family's net worth at $3.7bn (£2.3bn).

Saab's future has been hanging by a thread since early 2008, when GM announced that it wanted to sell the brand. Initial talks with potential buyers proved unsuccessful and the American company last month said it had decided to shut down the firm, causing public and political dismay in Sweden.

In a statement yesterday, the Detroit-based company said: "GM continues to receive and evaluate proposals for Saab. We consider any discussions to be confidential and we won't discuss any details until a decision has been reached."

On Wednesday, GM's chairman, Ed Whitacre, dampened expectations of a rescue, saying that a sale of Saab was "unlikely" because nobody had come up with adequate financing for a deal: "It's real easy – show up with the money and you can have it."

A small group of Saab enthusiasts held a rally outside GM's headquarters on Tuesday, parking their cars outside the company's downtown office block and waving "Save Saab" signs.

我很好奇，既然通篇都是英文原文，为什么标题却是中文呢？直接用英文标题不好吗！？

新闻是原文，标题是我的感想