Spyker Cars is a Dutch sports car marque. The modern Spyker Cars holds the legal rights to the brand name.The company's motto is "Nulla tenaci invia est via", which is Latin for "For the tenacious, no road is impassable".The marque's logo displays the rotary engine of an airplane, a reference to the historic Spyker company which manufactured not only automobiles but also aircraft.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.On December 18, 2014, Spyker confirmed that it deliberately had gone bankrupt, hoping to restructure its finances and getting back on its feet.However, the bankruptcy declaration was reverted early 2015 and the company announced to continue with the production of sports cars.