I share your optimism for Saab and do recognize Mr Muller’s enthusiasm for the marque. But I’m also cautious. Part of the whole save Saab movement was to save the core Swedishness of the company which meant preserving the workforce in Trollhattan. I’m wondering how long Mr Muller can make good on his word to keep the jobs there and achieve profitability. Surely, it would be cheaper tp build a 9-5 in China, for instance.

At the end of the day, will Saab just be Swedish enough if the cars are designed in Trollhattan? That’s a question rival Volvo is about to address. Let’s not kid ourselves that Saab won’t have too at some point, too.

Muller has come out himself and emphasised the importance of Sweden to Saab’s identity and DNA.

But even going by your quote above, Saab’s suppliers, engineers, etc are predominantly in Sweden. They don’t need to move to be close to them.

With regards to Trollhattan being ‘pricey’ – I don’t believe it’s any more so than Russelsheim, which is why Trollhattan was awarded Delta vehicle production over three other GM plants a few years ago.

Bringing the 9-5 back and maximising the use of the plant will only improve the scale benefits.