page_title: Saab Automobile
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: Saab Automobile / Production
caption_attribution_description: English: Saab Automobile AB main production facilities in Trollhattan, Sweden.
context_page_description: Saab Automobile AB was a 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. 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. In the mid-1980s the new Saab 9000 model also appeared.
  In 1989, the automobile division of Saab-Scania was restructured into an independent company, Saab Automobile AB. The American manufacturer General Motors took 50 percent ownership. Two well-known models to come out of this period were the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Then in 2000, GM exercised its option to acquire the remaining 50 percent. In 2010 GM sold Saab Automobile AB to the Dutch automobile manufacturer Spyker Cars N.V.
  After many years establishing a sound engineering reputation and ultimately a luxury price tag, Saab failed to build its customer base beyond its niche following.
context_section_description: Saab's total world production in 2008 was 90,281 vehicles produced in three countries.  Production declined sharply in 2009, as new owners struggled to deal with the company's mounting financial problems.  Production was suspended until late 2013, when the new ownership launched a limited run of 2014 model year 9-3 sedans.
  Saab manufactured various models at the Valmet Automotive plant in Uusikaupunki, Finland, between 1969 and 2003, in a joint venture established in 1968 together with Valmet. After 2003 Saab did not manufacture any cars in Finland, as the production of the 9-3 convertible then moved to Graz, Austria. In 2010 production of the 9-3 convertible was moved again to Trollhättan. This marked the first time that Trollhättan manufactured the 9-3 convertible.
caption: Saab's main production facilities in Trollhättan
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