Saab History

The Making of a Saab 900

Saab 900 malmoe plant

This is a great documentary – it’s so relatively recent but seems like another age. While some production runs come to end and bring sweet relief, others mark the passing of an iconic vehicle that had the magic that just can’t be replicated.

Saab 900 manufacturing (1989 year model) in the new plant in Malmoe, Saab Car Division of Saab-Scania. As seen a quite complex car with a lot of beautiful manual moments involved, not suited for mass production; fun to own and fortunately non-GM (before the GM era).

Saab 900 production plant in Malmoe 1989

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Saab 900 manufacturing at Nyköping and Södertälje facilities

The Saab Car Division of Saab-Scania had its headquarters in Nyköping, and the Spare Parts & Accessories Distribution Centre is there now, but no Saabs has been manufactured there. Design philosophy of Saab car division (later Saab Automobile) and the 900-project! In those years, no CAE assist. Drawing boards are still make their important roles on designs and plots.

Film clips probably from the Nyköping plant (not Trollhättan) and from the car engine manufacturing at Scanias facility in Södertälje.

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Goran Aničić
the authorGoran Aničić
For over 15 years, Goran Aničić has been passionately focused on Saab automobiles and everything related to them. His initial encounter with Saab cars took place back in 2003 when the first Saab 9-3 and sedan version were introduced. At that moment, he was captivated by the car's Scandinavian design logic and top-notch engineering, and everything that followed stemmed from that first encounter. Later on, through his work at the editorial team of the Serbian automotive magazines "Autostart" and later "AutoBild," he had the opportunity to engage more closely with Saab vehicles. In 2008, he tested the latest Saab cars of that time, such as the Saab 9-3 TTiD Aero and Saab 9-3 Turbo X. In 2010, as the sole blogger from the region, he participated in the Saab 9-5ng presentation in Trollhättan, Sweden. Alongside journalists from around the world, he got a firsthand experience of the pinnacle of technological offerings from Saab at that time. Currently, Goran owns two Saabs: a 2008 Saab 9-3 Vector Sportcombi with a manual transmission, and a Saab 9-3 Aero Griffin Sport Sedan from the last generation, which rolled off the production line in Trollhättan in December 2011.

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