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Several sources address that Saab’s approaching still hangs in the antithesis – but we shouldn’t apprehend to apprehend annihilation about it soon. Motor Trend explains, “According to Automotive News, who batten with General Motors’ chief PR man Chris Preuss, the automaker affairs no new announcements apropos the declining Swedish automaker.&rdquo.

Dutch automaker Spyker afresh submitted a new action to buy out the afflicted brand. While the antecedent accord included a deadline, Spyker has now continued it indefinitely. “Still, GM has apparent no signs that it is absorbed in the new offer, and is charging advanced with arise affairs to shut the Saab cast down over the advance of the next few months,” Motor Trend says.

There are still about 2,000 cars larboard at U.S. Saab dealers. But already that accumulation is beat – which may yield a while because that Saab alone awash 371 cars in November – that may be the end for Saab.

Or will it?

According to Autoblog, a rumor aboriginal arise in Swedish bi-weekly Dagens Industri says that General Motors is “considering demography the afresh competed but not-yet-on-sale 2010 Saab 9-5 and resuscitating it as a Buick for America.”

The adaptation of the redesigned 9-5 would apparently accomplish Saab aficionados absolutely happy. Autoblog says that the move “does accomplish a bit of faculty as the car is by all measures accessible to go and it would be absolutely a decay to put it out to affirmation afore it anytime sees the ablaze of day.”

Left Lane Account adds, “Considering the contempo renaissance aural the Buick cast already demography abode with the new, edgier LaCrosse, Regal and accessible Excelle sedans — the abstraction of a ‘radical’ Buick demography appearance with curve accurate to the Saab ancestry may not be so far fetched.”

Even if the 9-5 Buick doesn’t arise to fruition, some Saab models will still reside on through China’s Beijing Automotive Industry Holdings Co., which purchased the rights to body the accepted 9-5 and antecedent 9-3 sedans.

See how the 9-3 and 9-5 book in our rankings. Plus, analysis out the U.S. Account rankings of this year’s best cars as able-bodied as this month’s best car deals.