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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 company was founded as a daughter company of Nordiska Kompaniet. [6] During the 1960s the company distributed Massey Ferguson tractors, developing a modified version of the Ferguson hitch called the Swedish Hitch. [7] In 1960, the company was bought by SAAB and renamed SAAB-ANA and changed into being a SAAB dealership. [1]
In May 1965, the company name was changed to Saab AB to reflect its broad range of activities. [7] 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.
The following is a List of Saab passenger cars indexed by year of introduction. Model history ... Small family car: 1956–1957: 94 Sonett: Sports car: 1959–1978: ...
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. At the time, the car represented a significant development for the manufacturer.
Proto-Saab), also known as 92001 and X9248, was the first of four prototype cars made by Saab AB, which at that time was solely an aeroplane manufacturer, leading to production of the first Saab car, the Saab 92 in 1949. The car is now in the Saab Car Museum in Trollhättan. The name "Ursaab" means "original Saab".
Saab AB, a Swedish aircraft, aerospace and defence company, still known as SAAB, and together with subsidiaries as Saab Group Datasaab , a former computer company, started as spin off from Saab AB Saab Automobile , a former Swedish automobile manufacturer, formerly a division of Saab AB
Saab Automobile was sold to Spyker Cars N.V. in 2010 after a deal between Spyker and then-current owner General Motors.After struggling to avoid insolvency throughout 2011, the company petitioned for bankruptcy following the failure of a Chinese consortium to complete a purchase of the company; the purchase had been blocked by former owner GM, which opposed the transfer of technology and ...