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[National Electric Vehicle Sweden](http://www.autoblog.com/tag/national electric vehicle sweden/), the new owner of Saab, has good news for you if you happened to miss out on picking up a 9-3 before the company plummeted through bankruptcy. Automotive News Europe reports NEVS may offer a gasoline-powered 9-3 in 2013. That move would effectively step up the brand’s re-launch plan by a full year. Originally, the company planned to introduce an electric vehicle in 2014, but NEVS is currently investigating ways to start production next summer using “a 9-3 with a traditional powertrain” in order to generate more cash for the electrification effort.
[NEVS purchased Saab earlier this year](http:// http://www.autoblog.com/2012/06/13/saab-lives-sold-to-chinese-japanese-consortium-nevs/) with the intent of resurrecting the brand with a fully electric product portfolio. The new EVs would theoretically ride on the Saab Phoenix platform and be manufactured at the automaker’s plant in Trollhattan, Sweden. The report of a resurrected gasoline model came courtesy of Mikael Oestlund, a company spokesperson familiar with the company’s workings.Saab owner may speed up relaunch with gas-powered 9-3 originally appeared on Autoblog on Wed, 21 Nov 2012 13:31:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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