SAAB Automobile 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. In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab’s best-selling model…
Back to October 1978, a project Type Four platform ready to launch. What is favorite car in your mind? If you say the Saab godfather is Björn Envall designer, and legend italian designer is Giorgetto Giugiaro. We would like to...
This is something like a journey around the world in 80 days, but this was Saab journey from Dakar to Brussels in just 8 days. It's not just a trip around the world, but then It was a great journey done...
Finnish auto-magazine jokamies.fi has published an interesting article about Saab 99 and its place in the history of automotive, planetary. In the introductory text they say: "Beauty is in the eye of the viewer, but the last incarnations of Saab...
Thirty years online— is that a long time, or no time at all? Especially when we are talking about one web site, specially dedicated to Saab autobobiles. Saabnet.com is celebrating 30 years on the Internet this month! Thirty years later, this forum site that...
This fantastic vintage promotional film for Saab cars in French was recently discovered by a Frenchman, whose grandfather was the owner of a Saab car dealership center in France during the 1960s and 1970s. He found the film, named "La...
Introducing the first SAAB in history that needs no explanation. The new Saab 900 Turbo 16-valve with Special Performance Group (SPG) is the first Saab whose intended purpose is as easily grasped from the outside as from behind the wheel. It...
At the end of 2001, Saab Automobile presented a special jubilee model 2002 Saab 9-3 Anniversary Edition. For the 2002 model year, Saab company produced a limited edition of 9-3 model to celebrate 25 years since the launch of their first...
Valmet Automotive: 50 years of innovation - and newer than ever. With unlimited passion for mobility and innovation, their 6,000 employees work worldwide to make the future of vehicles a reality. In an era shaped by change, Valmet serve as a...
At one of the numerous internet Saab forums, a discussion was started on a eternal topic among Saab's fans and those who have no experience with the Saab brand - Why Saab are are "Quirky" (adjective - having or characterized by...
Valmet Automotive turns 50 today. The story of Valmet Automotive makes for intriguing reading. There’s been many twists and turns, numerous customers and products, and recently, unprecedented expansion and growth. So here’s some facts and figures from the past 50...
