Saab debuts Aero edition of 9-5 sedan.(Auto Showcase)(Evaluation)

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Background: Since 1989 General Motors, the world's largest automaker, has owned a fifty percent stake in Sweden's Saab Automobile. Earlier this month, GM announced it was grabbing the outstanding fifty percent stake and taking full corporate control of Saab's car empire. Saab first introduced automobiles to its product mix in 1947.

Prior to that time, Saab primarily assembled aircraft. Saab's aviation heritage continues in its ground-based, internal- combustion machinery. Throughout its 52 years of auto production, the number "9" has been integrated into car names; a direct link to early Saab aircraft with designations such as 90 and 91. In the 1999 model year, Saab revamped its entire United States model lineup with two, all-new, front-wheel-drive series:...