Saab plans to restore cooperation with all its former partner suppliers and return car production to full capacity.

As previously reported, the halt in component supplies to the main plant of the Swedish brand in Trollhattan was caused by Saab's debt to suppliers. Because of this, in mid-April of this year, the company was forced to suspend car production.

According to the head of production, Gunnar Brunius, negotiations are already underway with about 800 suppliers, and some of them have confirmed their readiness to resume work. Brunius also emphasized that the main priority now is to start the assembly line by the end of next week.

Recall that three days ago, Saab signed an agreement with the largest Chinese car dealer Pang Da Automobile Trade Co. Ltd. (Pang Da). Under the agreements, the current owner of the brand, Spyker Cars, and the Chinese side will create two joint ventures with equal shares: one will be engaged in sales, the other in production. The production enterprise is planned to produce both Saab cars and models of the subsidiary brand of the joint venture. In addition, Pang Da will purchase Saab cars for a total of 45 million euros, with payment split into two tranches: 30 million euros immediately, and the remaining 15 million euros within 30 days.

The agreement also specifies the conditions for Pang Da's entry into Spyker's capital: the Chinese company will acquire 24% of the shares of the Swedish manufacturer for 65 million euros (which corresponds to 4.19 euros per share) and will be able to nominate its representative to the supervisory board of Spyker and/or the board of directors of Saab.