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Saab Automobile

Swedish car manufacturer (1945–2016)

Saab Automobile AB 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 1949.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 16, 2026.

Overview

1945Founded1
  • Industryautomotive industry1
  • HeadquartersTrollhättan1
  • Founded inLinköping1
  • Legal formaktiebolag1

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The story

Founded by Saab Group in 1945, in Linköping.1

Leadership

Who has led Saab Automobile, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chief executive

  1. Jan-Åke Jonsson2005–2011
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Products and brands

  • car

Listed on Wikidata.1

Subsidiaries and ownership

Former owners and parents

From Wikidata.1

Acquisitions

  1. Succeeded by National Electric Vehicle Sweden1

Timeline

  1. 2016Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 2014Dissolved Dissolved1
  3. 2011Dissolved Dissolved1
  4. 2010Acquired Acquired by Spyker N.V.1
  5. Apr 1, 2005New chief executive Jan-Åke Jonsson becomes CEO1
  6. 1990Acquired Acquired by General Motors1
  7. 1968Acquired Acquired by Saab-Scania1
  8. 1945Founded Founded in Linköping1
  9. 1945Acquired Acquired by Saab Group1

Sources

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