Will Saab Get a 7-Occupant Crossover SUV and a Reincarnated Sonnett in the Near Future?

General Motors is about to take its Swedish Saab division on a very different trajectory than Ford has directed rival Volvo. While Volvo has developed its newest S40/V50 compact sedan/wagon on a shared chassis architecture with Europe's 2005 Ford Focus and global 2004 Mazda3, and developed its award-winning XC90 on the S80 sedan platform, Saab has turned to its Subaru partner for the upcoming 2005 9-2x and GM's GMT360 platform (Chevy TrailBlazer and GMC Envoy) for the controversial 2005 9-7x.