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Saab 96
Saab History

The First Saab 96 from Finland

46 years ago today, on November 13, the first car – a Saab 96 – was completed at the Uusikaupunkicar plant (Valmet Automotive). The Saab 96 is an automobile manufactured from 1960 to January 1980, replacing the Saab 93. From 1969 –...

Saab 96 from Uusikaupunki
Saab History

Saab-Scania: View “Behind the Curtains”

An impressive sight from the finishing area of the Valmet Automotive Uusikaupunki plant in Finland  from the early 1970s. The first car assembled in the brand new Saab-Valmet factory of Uusikaupunki rolled out of the assembly line on November 13,...

Saab 900 malmoe plant
Saab History

The Making of a Saab 900

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...

Saab 900c
SAAB

How the Saab were manufactured?

Here's an interesting video, How the Saab were manufactured at Uusikaupunki Valmet Automotive plant in Finland 1993. As you can see, even then, the whole production line was computerized and robotized, and on the production line is Saab 900 Convertible. Saab-Valmet was established in 1968...