GM Picks Koenigsegg as Front-Runner for Saab

General Motors has chosen Swedish luxury sports-carmaker Koenigsegg Automotive AB as the Saab logo - 98.JPG front-runner to buy its Swedish auto company, Saab, sources have told Bloomberg News .

Bloomberg's source said Koenigsegg was chosen because it committed to invest in restructuring Saab and because it's a carmaker.

Other bidders included U.S. billionaire Ira Rennert's Renco Group Inc. and Merbanco Inc., a group of investors from Wyoming.

 

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