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Saab Automobile AB [1] [2] (/ s ɑː b /) was a car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92 , was launched in 1949.
The following is a List of Saab passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history. Production: Model Class Image 1940s. 1949–1956 ... Code of Conduct;
In 1968 Saab AB merged with the Swedish lorry, bus and heavy-duty diesel engine manufacturer Scania-Vabis, [8] and became Saab-Scania AB. In 1990 General Motors bought 51% of the car division Saab Automobile, and acquired the rest a decade later. In 1991 Investor AB completed a leveraged buyout of Saab-Scania AB. Investor AB acquired all the ...
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It was founded on the site of Trollhättan airfield, by the aircraft manufacturer Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget , an aircraft manufacturer since 1937 and based in Linköping, Sweden. The first automobile off the line was the Saab 92 , a front-wheel drive , two-stroke , transverse-engined passenger vehicle.
The Saab 92 was the first production car from Saab. The design was very aerodynamic for its time, with a drag coefficient ( c x or c w ) of 0.30. The entire body was stamped out of one piece of sheet metal and then cut to accommodate doors and windows.
However, Saab was not the first Swedish manufacturer to win the Swedish Rally. Saab's long-standing Swedish rival, Volvo , had beaten them consecutively in 1957 and 1958 with the PV544 . In late 1959, the 93F was introduced, featuring front-hinged doors from the Saab GT750 . 1960 was the last year of production for the 93.
The Saab 9-5 is an executive car that was produced by the Swedish automobile maker Saab from 1997 to 2012.. The first generation 9-5 was introduced in 1997 for the 1998 model year, as the replacement of the Saab 9000.