Saab
Swedish aerospace and defense company
Saab is a Swedish car and airplane maker, started in Trollhattan, Sweden in 1937. Saab started to make cars in 1947. The automobile part of the business is now owned by Spyker Cars.[2] The aviation and defense parts of Saab are owned by the Wallenberg family. 1939-2014
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| Company type | Publicly traded Aktiebolag |
| OMX: SAAB B | |
| Industry | Aerospace and defence |
| Founded | 1937 in Trollhättan, Sweden |
| Founders | |
| Headquarters | Stockholm, Sweden |
Area served | Worldwide |
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| Revenue |  42.006 billion kr (2022) |
| 3.274 billion kr (2022) | |
| 2.283 billion kr (2022) | |
| Total assets | 72.365 billion kr (2022) |
| Total equity | 29.876 billion kr (2022) |
| Owner | Wallenberg family (38.9%; 48.3% votes) |
Number of employees | 19,002 (2022) |
| Subsidiaries | |
| Website | saab |
| Footnotes / references [1][note 1] | |
Models
changeCancelled models
change- Saab 98, combi-coupé version of the Saab 96
- Saab 9-2, inspired by the classic Saab 92. Production had been planned for 2014.
Historical models
change- Saab 92 and descendants:
- Saab 92 (1949–1956)
- Saab 93 (1955–1960)
- Saab GT750 (1958–1960)
- Saab 94 Sonett I (1956)
- Saab 95 estate (1959–1978)
- Saab 95 3 cylinder two-stroke (1960–1967)
- Saab 95 V4 (1967–1980)
- Saab 96 (1960–1980)
- Saab 96 3 cylinder two-stroke (1960–1968)
- Saab Sport 3 cylinder two-stroke (1962–1966)
- Saab Monte Carlo 850 3 cylinder two-stroke (1966–1967)
- Saab 96 V4 (1967–1980)
- Saab Monte Carlo V4 V4 (1967–1968)
- Saab 97
- Sonett II (1966–1970)
- Sonett III (1970–1974)
- Saab Formula Junior single seat racing car (1960)
- SaabO caravan/camper/travel trailer (1964–1968)
- Saab 99 and descendants:
- Saab 600 (1985–1988)
- Saab 9000 (1985–1998)
- Saab 900 "New Generation" (1994–1998)
- Saab 9-3 first generation (1998–2002)
- Saab 9-2X (2005–2006)
- Saab 9-7X (2005–2009)
- Saab 9-5 first generation (1997–2009)
- Saab 9-3 SportSedan (2002–2011, 2013–2014) second generation
- Saab 9-3 Convertible (2004–2011), (2012 by ANA)[3] second generation
- Saab 9-3 SportCombi (2006–2011) second generation
- Saab 9-3X (2009–2011)
- Saab 9-5 (2010–2011) second generation
- Saab 9-4X (June 2011 – December 2011)
Concepts and prototypes
change- Saab 92 line:
- Saab 92001 or Ursaab: The prototype for the first Saab production car (1946)
- Saab Monster (1959)
- Saab 60 (1962)
- Saab Quantum (1962)
- Saab Catherina (1964)
- Saab MFI13 (1965)
- Saab Toad (1966)
- Saab 98 (1974)
- Saab EV-1 (1985)
- Saab 900 line:
- Saab Viking (1982)
- Saab 9000 line:
- Saab 9000 Cabriolet
- Saab Prometheus: A 9000 fitted with a joystick instead of a steering wheel (1993)[4]
- Saab 9XX Concept (1991)
- Saab 9-X line:
- Saab 9-X (2001)
- Saab 9-3X (2002)
- Saab 9-3 Sport Hatch (2003)
- Saab 9-5 Aero BioPower (2006)
- Saab 9-4X BioPower (2008)
- Saab 9-X Biohybrid (2008)
- Saab 9-X Air (2008)
- Saab 9-3 ePower sport wagon (2010)
- Saab Aero-X (2006)
- Saab PhoeniX (2011)
Notes
change- ↑ The Wallenberg family holds its stake through the companies Investor AB and Wallenberg Investments AB.
References
change- ↑ "Annual and Sustainability Report 2022" (PDF). Saab AB. pp. 95, 98, 169–170. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ↑ Sterling, Toby. "GM to sell Saab to Dutch carmaker Spyker". Retrieved 26 January 2010.[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "The last Saabs have been built… *updated!". SaabsUnited.com. 22 February 2012. Archived from the original on 28 February 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2012.
- ↑ Bell, Roger (3 July 1993). "Will the Joystick Take the Joy Out of Driving? Roger Bell Surveys an Initiative Designed to Take Motoring into the 21st Century". The Independent. Archived from the original on 3 February 2014. Retrieved 10 October 2012.