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  2. Automotive industry in Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Volvo Cars is the first western automotive manufacturer owned by a Chinese company. [14] In 2008 General Motors (GM) decided to either sell or, if no suitable buyer turned up, kill off Saab Automobile. First prospective buyer was Swedish supercar manufacturer Koenigsegg. When these talks failed Dutch sports car maker Spyker Cars succeeded.

  3. SJ Y6 - Wikipedia

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    The last one left service in 1983, but many were rebuilt as service cars for railway maintenance. Some are still (2008) used for that. 26 cars were also sold to Danish private railways. Y7 has fewer and taller seats than the Y6, with four-abreast seating and 47 seats in total. 122 were built between 1957 and 1960 at ASJ and Eksjöverken.

  4. History of steam road vehicles - Wikipedia

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    Steam-powered showman's engine from England. The history of steam road vehicles comprises the development of vehicles powered by a steam engine for use on land and independent of rails, whether for conventional road use, such as the steam car and steam waggon, or for agricultural or heavy haulage work, such as the traction engine.

  5. Steam car - Wikipedia

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    The first experimental steam-powered cars were built in the 18th and 19th centuries, but it was not until after Richard Trevithick had developed the use of high-pressure steam around 1800 that mobile steam engines became a practical proposition. By the 1850s there was a flurry of new steam car manufacturers.

  6. List of automobile manufacturers of Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Collaboration between Volvo Cars and its parent company Geely: Polestar (2017–present) Geely through Volvo Cars in 2015 (1996–2017) as tuner and racing team Scania AB (1911–present) Traton of Volkswagen Group: Volvo Group (1927–present) [1] Volvo Cars (1927–present) Geely (2010–present) Acquired by Ford from Volvo Group in 1999 ...

  7. Fredrik Ljungström - Wikipedia

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    The transmission technology Spontaneous gear 1920, an automatic gear box developed by Fredrik Ljungström in the 1920s, attracted attention on the Swedish market, and several private cars were equipped with the system with positive results. A new company was established with this purpose and, Ljungströmsbilen (Swedish: The Ljungström Car).

  8. List of corvettes of the Swedish Navy - Wikipedia

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    View history; Tools. Tools. move to sidebar hide. Actions Read; ... Swedish Navy: Capital ships: ... HSwMS Gefle was one of the first Swedish steam-corvettes...

  9. Category:Steam cars - Wikipedia

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