Steve Shannon of Saab gives an interview at the North American debut of the Saab 9-X BioHybrid in New York City on March 18, 2008. (UPI Photo/John Angelillo) | License Photo

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STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 19 (UPI) -- A majority of Swedes, especially older Swedes, indicated in a recent poll they agreed with the government's decision not to bail out a struggling automaker.

Among respondents to a recent poll, 20 percent of Swedes over 65 years old indicated the government should bail out Saab, which is owned by U.S. car maker General Motors Corp., Tidningarnas Telegrambyra reported Thursday.


In the Sifo poll in which 1,000 Swedes were interviewed, 40 percent of the respondents 15-20 years old said they thought the government should step in, the news agency said.

A separate poll done by Demoskop found 70 percent of respondents indicated they believed the government shouldn't offer Saab help.