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He added that GM India will recruit about 800 employees at its two factories in India, where it is looking to ramp up capacity to meet booming customer demand.

“The focus as of today will be on getting back to business,” Jan Ake Jonsson, CEO of Saab Automobile, told reporters today. Executives want to refocus the identity of the Saab brand “to create an innovative, free-thinking company based on our Swedishness,” he said.

Only six Vibes are left in the United States — the rest are in Canada. And four of the U.S. Vibes are technically sold but still may be on dealers’ lots, Adler said.

Coventry was once home to Jaguar car production at its historic Browns Lane factory until it moved to nearby Castle Bromwich in 2005.