Unstable atom

摘要

The fact that bankrupt General Motors appears to have flogged three of its unwanted brands-Saturn to a car dealer, Hummer to a Chinese maker of heavy-duty trucks and now Saab to a tiny sports car company-lends substance to the idea that there's one born every minute. The buyers may not be paying much, but at a time when the car industry should be consolidating rather than atomising, they are taking on an awful lot of risk.rnOf the three, only the fate of Saab will be of any concern to car lovers: Saturns were sold to people who were looking for smiley-faced service rather than arngood drive; Hummers were bought by men who were insecure about their masculinity and by Arnold Schwarzenegger. But Saabs, with their rally-winning heritage and powerful turbo-charged engines, appealed to discerning buyers who valued understated Swedish design and innovative technology.