By the time GM
filed for bankruptcy in 2009, annual sales of Saabs had plummeted from 133,000 cars in 2000 to fewer than 40,000.
By 2005 U.S. sales had fallen so precipitously that GM began“rebadging” Subarus, Chevys,
and even Cadillacs as Saabs to give struggling Saab dealerships more cars to sell,
so that they wouldn't abandon the brand altogether.