Shock new Saab 9-3 set for 2014 launch

A shock successor to Saab's current 9-3 could be launched as soon as 2014 despite the Swedish automaker's troubling financial times of late.

After reports yesterday that Saab could have its Trollhattan plant ready for production in eight weeks, just days after signing a rescue deal with Chinese automotive firms Pang Da and Youngman Lotus, the company was bullish about its future.