Spyker N.V.
| Naamloze vennootschap | |
| Traded as | Euronext: SWAN |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | 1880 |
| Headquarters | Zeewolde, Netherlands |
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Key people
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Victor Muller, CEO and President, Hans Hugenholtz, Chairman |
| Products | Automobiles |
| Revenue |
 €819.2 million (2010)
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€140.1 million (2010)
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| Profit |
€218.3 million (2010)
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| Total assets |
€1.078 billion (end 2010)
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| Total equity |
€206.5 million (end 2010)
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Number of employees
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3,830 (FTE, average 2010) |
| Subsidiaries |
Spyker P2P (2012 - present) Spyker Phoenix (2012 - present) Spyker Cars (1999 - present)Saab Automobile (2010 - 2011) |
| Website | http://www.spykernv.com |
Spyker N.V. (formerly known as Spyker Cars N.V. and Swedish Automobile) is a Dutch based automobile company that produces high-end sports cars. It is the holding company of the Spyker Cars marque. In 2010, the company acquired Swedish car manufacturer Saab Automobile from General Motors. In September 2011, Spyker announced the impending sale of its supercar division to Greenwich, Connecticut based North Street Capital, and subsequently changed its name to Swedish Automobile. However, it has since been revealed that the transaction did not occur leaving the future of Spyker uncertain.
The reborn company was founded by Victor Muller and Maarten de Bruijn in 1999, and since 2000, Spyker has been building exclusive sports cars like the C8 Spyder and the C8 Laviolette (with its elegant glass roof). Spyker's history of producing aero engines is reflected in details in these new cars as well as in the logo.
The C8 Laviolette and C8 Spyder have a 4172 cc Audi V8 engine delivering 400 bhp (298 kW; 406 PS), acceleration 0–60 mph in 4.5 seconds and a top speed of 300 km/h (190 mph). On July 14, 2005, it was announced that the C8 was approved for sale on the United States market.
Between 2002 and 2006, Spyker built the C8 Double 12 S, which was available from the factory with 5 different levels of performance called Stage I (400 h.p.) through Stage V (620 h.p.), depending on the customer's need for performance.
Between 2003 and 2007, Spyker built the C8 Spyder T, with the Twin turbo being developed in conjunction with Cosworth from England. These engines were capable of 525 h.p. and acceleration times of 4.0 seconds.
In 2005, the head designer and founder, Maarten de Bruijn, left the company, and founded Silvestris Aquamotive which builds aluminum space frame speed boats.
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