Saab production hit by unpaid customs duties
Stockholm - Troubled Swedish car maker Saab was hit by another blow Wednesday as the Swedish Customs agency halted the flow of imported parts for its assembly over unpaid customs duties, Swedish radio news reported.
Last week Saab filed for bankruptcy protection and launched a reorganization process after its US owner General Motors said it planned to shed the loss-making brand.
Saab cannot import parts for its cars or export assembled cars from Sweden until it can show it can pay the customs duties, the report said.
Production at Saab's plant in Trollhattan, south-western Sweden was impacted.
The Customs Agency cited its move with Saab's application on Friday to a district court where the Swedish car maker said it was insolvent.
A Saab spokeswoman said the matter would be solved wihin a few days, but declined to comment on how much the car maker owed in duties the report said. (dpa)
