Umnikazi wokugcina we-Saab uhlela ukuqala ukukhiqiza

Saab 9-3 2012 Griffin range.

Ngemva kokuthola kwe-NEVS i-Saab kanye nezinye zezimpahla ezisele zomshini wezimoto ongenamali, umfelandawonye wamaShayina namaJapane manje usugxile ekwethuleni imodeli yawo yokuqala. Uhlelo luwukuqala ukukhiqiza esikhungweni esikhulu se-Saab e-Trollhättan, e-Sweden, bese ekugcineni kunyuswe ukukhiqizwa e-China.

Ekhuluma ne-Automotive News, umkhulumeli we-NEVS uMikael Östlund uthe inkampani iqashe abasebenzi ababalelwa ku-300 embonini yaseTrollhättan nokuthi ukukhiqiza kungase kuqalwe kabusha kulo nyaka.

U-Östlund uqhube wathi imoto yokuqala izofana neyokugcina engu-9-3 abakwaSaab abayeka ukuyenza ngo-2011, ngaphambi nje kokuba ibhuqe. Uthe izofika nenjini ene-turbocharged futhi kufanele itholakale ne-electric powertrain ngonyaka ozayo (i-NEVS ibihlelelwe ukuthi iguqule i-Saab ibe wuhlobo lwezimoto zikagesi). Amabhethri enguqulo kagesi kufanele atholwe enkampanini engaphansi ye-NEVS i-Beijing National Battery Technology.

Uma kuphumelele, i-NEVS izogcina yethula isizukulwane esisha sezimoto zakwa-Saab ezisekelwe endaweni yase-Phoenix, eyayithuthukiswa ngesikhathi sokuqothuka kwe-Saab futhi ihloselwe isizukulwane esilandelayo i-9-3 kanye namanye ama-Saabs azayo. Inkundla ihluke kakhulu, nakuba cishe amaphesenti angama-20 enziwe izingxenye ezithathwe kwaGeneral Motors, inkampani yangaphambili engumzali we-Saab, futhi kuzodingeka ukuthi ishintshwe.

Uhlelo luwukugcina i-Saab njengomkhiqizo womhlaba wonke, enenzuzo yokucabanga engenzeka emakethe yase-Australia, kuye ngezinhlelo zokushayela kwesokudla. Gcina ukuze uthole izibuyekezo.