“There are still a lot of people who think Saab OE parts are no longer available.” “We have an awareness issue right now,” said Colbeck. Unfortunately, those lean months last year made an impression. “Once we began operations, we immediately began bringing in parts and by end of summer 2012 we had returned availability to normal levels, including a huge order of sheet metal and collision parts.” Now, SPNA reports availability is up to 93 percent and improving. “Saab Cars North America was in bankruptcy so they couldn’t replenish their inventory for six months,” said Tim Colbeck, CEO of SPNA. Availability was admittedly tough in the first month of operations, but has been at normal levels for several months now. The first order of business was to restart the flow of parts to the market. In June 2012, SPNA purchased the remaining parts inventory from the Saab Cars North America bankruptcy estate and began operations in North America. Last year a new company, Saab Automobile Parts North America (SPNA), was formed to ensure that Saab OE parts are readily available here. However, there is no need to be concerned about Saab parts availability.
North America is the largest market for Saab with more than 500,000 units in operation. Many questions and misperceptions remain about the availability of Saab parts, due to the unfortunate bankruptcy of Saab Automobile AB in Sweden in December 2011 and Saab Cars North America soon after. Vincent passed, knowing that OE Saab parts are readily available here in North America. When he told the gentleman he could buy new OE cheaper, the salvage yard insisted he couldn’t and held to the high price. To his surprise, the salvage yard wanted a premium for a used hood, and the price was significantly more than that of a new one. He decided to see if he could save a few dollars and called a local salvage yard. Last fall, after Hurricane Sandy hit the northeast, Peter Vincent, parts manager for Charles River Saab in Boston had to fix some damage to the hood of his wife’s Saab 9-5.
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