The move of Saab to the RenCen only affects about 80 employees, but means that all of the GM brands--Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, Hummer, Oldsmobile, Pontiac/GMC, Saab and Saturn--will have headquarters operations in the Motor City.
"This move will allow us to save a significant amount in facilities and other structural costs and re-direct those resources to areas that support the growth of the Saab brand in the US market," says Debra Kelly-Ennis, Saab Cars USA's president and chief operating officer.
Examples of back office support areas Saab will use space for at the GM world headquarters include employee benefits, dealer training, purchasing and accounting administration, vehicle distribution and legal counsel.
In a similar move, over the past several months, Saab Automobile AB and General Motors Europe have consolidated sales, marketing and engineering operations throughout Europe.
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