saab is over

too bad, but saab is gone for good now and volvo will be chinese-made soon enough.  watching all the bullshit this year, it is clear that general motors and the government of sweden wanted saab to go away.  that's sad, because saab always made interesting cars, better than volvo and not at all like the vile the german staff cars.  a generation ago, sweden had an automobile industry, and today they are not able to retain any of it.  while cars are rather silly, antiquated appliances, the inability to keep industry and good jobs does not bode well for the future.  when a country the size of sweden had two viable car companies, the future of the european middle class was more hopeful than it is now.  the united states made a decision to keep its auto industry because the alternative was much worse; in sweden, saab is responsible for only 15,000 or so direct and indirect jobs, but where will they come from now?