Spyker

Spyker Cars is a Dutch sports car marque.^[8] The modern Spyker Cars holds the legal rights to the brand name.^[2] The company's motto is "Nulla tenaci invia est via", which is Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable".^[2] The marque's logo displays the piston engine of an airplane, a reference to the historic Spyker company which manufactured aircraft.^[9] In an attempt to save Spyker from bankruptcy, Swedish Automobile in September 2011, announced the immediate sale of Spyker to American private equity and hedge fund North Street Capital for €32 million ($41 million).^[10] However, it has since been revealed that the transaction did not occur leaving the future of Spyker uncertain.^[11]