Having spent 15 years in manufacturing supercars is certainly a cause for celebration! Koenigsegg is doing it in style by releasing the Agera, its latest masterpiece at this year’s Geneva Motor Show.

In Swedish, Agera is a word that means “to act,” symbolizing Koenigsegg’s intentions to continue to challenge itself and not consider limitations. Agera could also have been taken from the Greek word Ageratos, which means “ageless.” Christian von Koenigsegg said that in developing the Agera, the focus was on maximizing the driving experience as well as “cornering speed, braking and adaptability.” The new Agera actually has a similar shape and concept as the Koenigsegg CC designed 15 years ago however, with the new content, it has the feel and performance of a car that belongs to the future. Continued after the jump!

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For those who don’t know, Koenigsegg will celebrate 15 years of making supercars and in order to do that the manufacturer released its latest masterpiece, the Koenigsegg Agera.

The name Agera, comes from the Swedish verb “to act” and has been chose by the manufacturer because it symbolizes Koenigsegg’s intentions to strive forward and seek new challenges beyond limitations. Then name also comes from Greek word Ageratos, which in ancient Greek means “ageless”. “The focus when developing the Koenigsegg Agera was to maximize, driving experience, cornering speed, braking and adaptability”, says Christian von Koenigsegg. Continued after the jump!

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Koenigsegg’s latest creation – the Trevita – is another special edition for the spectacular supercar. Trevita is a Swedish abbreviation that translates into ‘three wites’. This name is apt because when sunlight hits the car, it sparkles like millions of silvery white diamonds infused inside the visible carbon fiber weave bodywork.

Koenigsegg achieves this effect with a new and unique method that it calls the Koenigsegg Proprietary Diamond Weave. The manufacturer makes it a point to create new unique technologies and solutions and with this new method, it has managed to coat fibers with a diamond finish. Koenigsegg had revealed that only three units of this special edition will be produced, each equipped with Koenigsegg Shimmering Diamond Weave bodywork, double carbon wing, paddle-shift, inconell exhaust system, carbon ceramic brakes with ABS, hydraulic lifting system, infotainment system, tire monitoring system, chrono instrument cluster and airbags. Now one of the three Trevitas is available on sale at JamesList, through an South African dealership Future Exotics. Price is available on request! Photo gallery after the jump!

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Koenigsegg Trevita is the latest creation from the Swedish manufacturer, another special edition for the spectacular supercar. According to the manufacturer Trevita is actually an abbreviation in Swedish and translates into ‘three wites’. It comes with this name because when sunlight hits the car, it sparkles like millions of silvery white diamonds infused inside the visible carbon fiber weave bodywork.

As Koenigsegg always strives to create new unique technologies and solutions, we have now reached a new milestone -The Koenigsegg Proprietary Diamond Weave.By utilising a new and unique method, Koenigsegg has managed to coat fibers with a diamond finish. More details and photos after the jump!

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Beijing Automotive Industry Company (BAIC) just signed a deal to acquire a stake in Koenigsegg Group AB, in order to help the Swedish group to takeover Saab Automobile. “This is an important step on the road toward a new Saab. We have a well prepared business plan, an important partnership and we are ready to proceed without state financing,” said Koenigsegg CEO Christian von Koenigsegg.

Unfortunately nobody told anything regarding the financial terms but our sources confirmed the fact that the two companies are planning to work together on expanding Saab’s and BAIC’s products in China but also on other markets.

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The Swedish government is currently mulling a proposal by the Koenigsegg Group AB relating a new plan to finance its purchase of Saab Automobile. Koenigsegg Group is a consortium of private investors that includes Swedish supercar maker Koenigsegg Automotive AB.

State Secretary Joran Hagglund confirmed last Monday that the plan didn’t involve any extra loan from the Swedish state aside from the European Investment Bank’s guarantees. He refused to provide details of the proposal, saying only that “They have presented us with a plan … we will look at it from our side and decide how credible it is.” He said that he expects the Koenigsegg Group to present more information in the days to come. Continued after the jump!

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North American investor Mark Bishop, who owned the second largest stake in Koenigsegg, has sold his 22% stake in the supercar manufacturer to a new owner. Negotiations with General Motors in its takeover of Saab are not believed to be affected.

Reports have come out saying that Bishop is pulling out because of the publicity over Koenigsegg’s offer for Saab. Saab, GM and Koenigsegg are all set to meet again this week to discuss further details about the takeover. A deal is expected to close by the end of September. According to the source of these reports, Saab’s management is very positive that, together with the Koenigsegg Group, they will be able to present adequate collateral to get this loan.

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Koenigsegg has released an official statement regarding the end of its partnership with NLV Solar-AG related to the creation of the Quant Concept. During the 2009 Geneva Auto Show, a dispute appeared to have erupted and more questions cropped up seeking to clarify who should be credited for the Quant.

The press release reads: “The NLV Quant program was initiated and is wholly owned by NLV-Solar AG in Switzerland. The Quant is not a Koenigsegg Automotive car and was never intended to be.” Koenigsegg enumerates that its contributions include the body and interior design, chassis conceptualization, and a feasibility study for low volume production. While NLV-Solar AG’s responsibilities include the photovoltaic and electrical accumulator storage system, as well as owning and driving the whole project. Having completed its agreed contributions to the program, Koenigsegg added that if NLV sees a need then it may consider rejoining the venture. Koenigsegg ended the statement wishing NLV success. Photo gallery after the jump!

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According to the latest reports, it appears that General Motors signed a letter of intent to sell the Saab brand to Koenigsegg, the Swedish supercar manufacturer and a group of Norwegian investors. If the sale will be made, then GM will have to provide $500 million in assets and cash, plus production equipment for a new Saab model but also the $150 million of cash already in Saab’s account.
For those folks who don’t know, Koenigsegg was born back in 1994 and currently produces almost 20 supercars per year…each priced at $1,6 million… so money will not be a problem for the new owner.

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There are reports saying that Koenigsegg, the Swedish supercar manufacturer, is one of the bidders left for Saab. The other bidder has been identified as Ira Rennert, an American financier, and his company Renco Group.

It looks like Fiat has also some interest in Saab as part of its intention of taking over the European operations of GM. It was clearly stated by GM that Saab must go before the end of this year and three bidders have been included in the final list. A final decision is forthcoming within weeks. The anticipated battle, according to some sources, is between the American billionaire Ira Rennert and Koenigsegg. The latter has been reported to have been gathering support from some rich folks to finance the acquisition of Saab.

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