N 2009 GENERAL MOTORS DECIDED IT wanted out of Saab after 20 tricky years in charge, so attempted to sell the company its product boss, Bob Lutz, once described as ‘decidedly weird’. The resulting cat’s cradle of fiscal shenanigans involved a near sale to Koenigsegg, a bid endorsed by Bernie Ecclestone and a threat to simply shutter the place, before a last-minute deal was
