Saab Automobile AB is a defunct car manufacturer that was founded in Sweden in 1945 when its parent company, Saab AB, began a project to design a small automobile.
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27 Facts About Saab Automobile
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In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab Automobile 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab Automobile's best-selling model.
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Saab Automobile had been established in 1937 for the express purpose of building aircraft for the Swedish Air Force to protect the country's neutrality as Europe moved closer to World War II.
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Saab Automobile made four prototypes named "Ursaab" or "original Saab", numbered 92001 through to 92004, before designing the production model, the Saab 92, in 1949.
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The 96 was an important model for Saab Automobile: it was the first Saab Automobile to be widely exported out of Sweden.
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The design by Sixten Sason was no less revolutionary than the underlying technology, and elements like the Saab Automobile hockey stick profile graphic continue to influence Saab Automobile's design language.
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In 1969, Saab Automobile AB merged with the Swedish commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania-Vabis AB to form Saab Automobile-Scania AB, under the Wallenberg family umbrella.
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Saab Automobile's managing director Jan-Ake Jonsson said that this was "the best way to create a truly independent entity that is ready for investment".
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In early 2011, Saab Automobile began to run out of money, and Spyker were not able to cover the losses.
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Saab Automobile's request was denied by the EIB, citing concerns about his business practices.
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On 19 December 2011, with no alternatives left after GM continued to block any form of involvement with a Chinese partner, Saab Automobile officially filed for bankruptcy after a three-year fight for survival.
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On 16 April 2012, a meeting on Saab Automobile's bankruptcy was held at the District Court of Vanersborg.
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The rights to use the Saab Automobile trademark had not yet been granted by Saab Automobile AB and Scania AB and negotiations on that matter continued.
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On 19 September 2013, the first Saab Automobile-branded vehicle produced by NEVS rolled off of the assembly line.
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On 29 August 2014, Saab Automobile AB announced it was cancelling the licensing agreement that allows NEVS to use the Saab Automobile name.
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Saab Automobile manufactured various models at the Valmet Automotive plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, between 1969 and 2003, in a joint venture established in 1968 together with Valmet.
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Currently, Saab AB is separate from Saab Automobile and is best known for its old Saab 37 Viggen fighter aircraft and its successor, the current export success low cost JAS 39 Gripen swing-role fighter.
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Saab Automobile is imported into many countries; each has a president of the subsidiary or importer.
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All of the team's members have previously competed in rallies, but what's unusual is that all five Performance Team members held regular jobs at Saab Automobile: there are two engineers, a quality controller, a technician and the head of Saab Automobile's photo studio.
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Rudiger Hossiep, a psychologist at Ruhr University Bochum, found that Saab Automobile drivers have the highest level of psychological involvement with their cars, being over 10 times more passionate than the average Volkswagen driver.
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In conjunction with the release of Licence Renewed, Saab Automobile had a real "Silver Beast" created that was virtually identical to the specifications in the book.
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The Saab Automobile plays a prominent role in several episodes, in one, getting stolen by Jerry's mechanic, "for the car's best interests".
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Black Saab Automobile 900 Turbo was a plot point in the movie Moving featuring Richard Pryor.
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Saab Automobile competed in the Trans Am Series in 1966, entering a 96 and a 850.
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Saab Automobile had a factory rally team with successful drivers, Erik "On-the-Roof" Carlsson, Tom Trana, Simo Lampinen, Stig Blomqvist and Per Eklund.
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