] General Motors' solution seems to be to cut costs though
] alliances with Subaru, but in doing so, it could lose the
] upwardly mobile crowd now interested in Saab vehicles.
] After all, much of this group is striving to move up the
] car food chain to more expensive vehicles, and if the new
] car ends up being a Subaru in Saab clothing, these folks
] may be turned off.

Funny. That "Subaru in Saab clothing" may sound like a bad thing, but from where I sit, that doesn't speak highly to prospective Saab owners. I wouldn't really be interested in a GM Saab that wasn't really a Subaru, because I like reliable fun cars.