After Playing Kevorkian, GM Decides To Extend Saab A 18 Month Lifeline

General Motors is giving former unit Saab a lease on life 18 months after almost killing off the Swedish brand.

GM, which had planned to shut down Saab before reaching a last-minute deal to sell it to Spyker Cars in February 2010, is now producing Saab's new 9-4X crossover. For 10 days last month, GM was the only manufacturer of Saab vehicles after a cash crunch forced Saab to shut its Trollhaettan factory.