Cempaka Belanda: New Saab owner: 'It's a miracle we are still selling cars'

"A Summary" – Apr 2, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Religion, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Intelligent/Benevolent Design, EU, South America, 5 Currencies, Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Middle East, Internet, Israel, Dictators, Palestine, US, Japan (Quake/Tsunami Disasters , People, Society ...), Nuclear Power Revealed, Hydro Power, Geothermal Power, Moon, Financial Institutes (Recession, Realign integrity values ..) , China, North Korea, Global Unity,..... etc.) - (Text version)

"The Timing of the Great Shift" – Mar 21, 2009 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Text version)

“ … Here is another one. A change in what Human nature will allow for government. "Careful, Kryon, don't talk about politics. You'll get in trouble." I won't get in trouble. I'm going to tell you to watch for leadership that cares about you. "You mean politics is going to change?" It already has. It's beginning. Watch for it. You're going to see a total phase-out of old energy dictatorships eventually. The potential is that you're going to see that before 2013.
They're going to fall over, you know, because the energy of the population will not sustain an old energy leader ..."

"Update on Current Events" – Jul 23, 2011 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) - (Subjects: The Humanization of God, Gaia, Shift of Human Consciousness, 2012, Benevolent Design, Financial Institutes (Recession, System to Change ...), Water Cycle (Heat up, Mini Ice Ace, Oceans, Fish, Earthquakes ..), Nuclear Power Revealed, Geothermal Power, Hydro Power, Drinking Water from Seawater, No need for Oil as Much, Middle East in Peace, Persia/Iran Uprising, Muhammad, Israel, DNA, Two Dictators to fall soon, Africa, China, (Old) Souls, Species to go, Whales to Humans, Global Unity,..... etc.)

"The Recalibration of Awareness – Apr 20/21, 2012 (Kryon channeled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Old Energy, Recalibration Lectures, God / Creator, Religions/Spiritual systems (Catholic Church, Priests/Nun’s, Worship, John Paul Pope, Women in the Church otherwise church will go, Current Pope won’t do it), Middle East, Jews, Governments will change (Internet, Media, Democracies, Dictators, North Korea, Nations voted at once), Integrity (Businesses, Tobacco Companies, Bankers/ Financial Institutes, Pharmaceutical company to collapse), Illuminati (Started in Greece, with Shipping, Financial markets, Stock markets, Pharmaceutical money (fund to build Africa, to develop)), Shift of Human Consciousness, (Old) Souls, Women, Masters to/already come back, Global Unity.... etc.) - (Text version)

“… The Shift in Human Nature

You're starting to see integrity change. Awareness recalibrates integrity, and the Human Being who would sit there and take advantage of another Human Being in an old energy would never do it in a new energy. The reason? It will become intuitive, so this is a shift in Human Nature as well, for in the past you have assumed that people take advantage of people first and integrity comes later. That's just ordinary Human nature.

In the past, Human nature expressed within governments worked like this: If you were stronger than the other one, you simply conquered them. If you were strong, it was an invitation to conquer. If you were weak, it was an invitation to be conquered. No one even thought about it. It was the way of things. The bigger you could have your armies, the better they would do when you sent them out to conquer. That's not how you think today. Did you notice?

Any country that thinks this way today will not survive, for humanity has discovered that the world goes far better by putting things together instead of tearing them apart. The new energy puts the weak and strong together in ways that make sense and that have integrity. Take a look at what happened to some of the businesses in this great land (USA). Up to 30 years ago, when you started realizing some of them didn't have integrity, you eliminated them. What happened to the tobacco companies when you realized they were knowingly addicting your children? Today, they still sell their products to less-aware countries, but that will also change.

What did you do a few years ago when you realized that your bankers were actually selling you homes that they knew you couldn't pay for later? They were walking away, smiling greedily, not thinking about the heartbreak that was to follow when a life's dream would be lost. Dear American, you are in a recession. However, this is like when you prune a tree and cut back the branches. When the tree grows back, you've got control and the branches will grow bigger and stronger than they were before, without the greed factor. Then, if you don't like the way it grows back, you'll prune it again! I tell you this because awareness is now in control of big money. It's right before your eyes, what you're doing. But fear often rules. …”

Tuesday, May 25, 2010

New Saab owner: 'It's a miracle we are still selling cars'

NRC International, by Tom Kreling in Zeewolde, 25 May 2010 11:56

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Dutch sports car maker, Spyker, acquired the ailing Swedish auto maker, Saab, at the start of this year. CEO Muller is confident about a U-turn in Saab’s fortunes.

At the end of January Victor Muller, CEO of the small Dutch sports car firm, Spyker, bought the much bigger Swedish company, Saab. Another bidder, Swedish racing-car maker Koenigsegg, had suddenly dropped out of the race and Muller was able to assemble financiers from all over the globe to put together the billion dollars (796 euros) needed to buy the company from its American owner, General Motors (GM).

That wasn’t difficult to accomplish, Muller said, speaking from his Spyker factory in Zeewolde, the Netherlands. He hardly needed to exercise persuasion. It was obvious Saab had a glorious future ahead. But then Muller is a born optimist.

When asked about Saab's lacking profits in recent years, Mulder said this was nonsense. According to Mulder, the problem was that the profitable portions of Saab were integrated into GM’s accounts.

Could he, then, produce figures showing that Saab had profitable periods in the last ten years? No, he could not. “It’s all in GM’s accounts.” But he was certain Saab is going to make profits by 2012. Once the company sells about 120,000 cars per year, its production costs will be covered. That will easily rescue Saab, said Muller, even though sales have only been falling in the past years. In 2006, Saab sold 125.000 cars; in 2008, 78,000.

Correct, Muller admitted, but those were actually excellent sales figures, since Saab hadn’t put a single new model on the market in 13 years.

“Every year, the same model sat in the showroom. If you think about this logically, why should you buy the same model of car after five years?”

General Motors flogged those models to death, according to Muller. “And still we were selling cars! That’s a miracle. It shows how loyal our customers are.”

With new Saab models expected on the market, he is certain sales will rise. The first new model, the 9-5, will appear in June. Muller intends to compete with brands like Audi and BMW.

At Spyker’s last shareholders’ meeting you said that this deal is also very good for Spyker. What does it contribute to Spyker?

“It isn’t good for Spyker. It’s brilliant for Spyker. Suddenly we have acquired a large network of dealers, Saab-dealers, who will now place Spykers in their showrooms, in Paris and Frankfurt, for example. It took Spyker ten years to acquire 35 dealers. Now, with one blow, we have many more.”

But people who buy a Saab don’t often have money for a Spyker, right?

“That’s correct, but that’s not the issue. What matters is that those dealers know the business. They are into cars, and they have a network. They are sure to have a file full of people they can contact who are able to buy a Spyker.”

Some shareholders were afraid that, with the acquisition of Saab, you would be through with Spyker. Is that so?

“Spyker must become profitable in the foreseeable future, by which I mean 2012. I think Saab will help tremendously. Distribution, component purchase, testing, purchase of technology, all of this has now become cheaper. If it stilldoesn’t succeed, then sorry, I think there is no place for Spyker in the market.

Which market will Saab focus on?

“The largest markets are Sweden, the UK and North America.”

Perhaps the Russian market?

“That can be interesting.”

With help from banker Vladimir Antonov, who was formerly a major Spyker shareholder?

“Yes, he may offer opportunities.”

A condition for General Motors in selling Saab to Spyker was that Antonov should sell his shares in Spyker. Is it true that he privately helped finance the acquisition?

“That’s correct. Antonov financed me 100 percent. He lent me the 74 million dollars cash we had to pay for the take-over. The Americans knew that. That’s why it made no sense. It was a pointless discussion, I found. He was unjustly associated with criminal money and laundering.

You are a businessman, a dealmaker. If Saab succeeds in becoming profitable in 2012, will your task be complete?

“We suddenly have a company with a turnover of two billion euros. If we achieve our goals in the next two to three years, there are no longer any limits. Then the sky is the limit. I think I’ll enjoy working with Saab for years.”