A Timeline Of Saab Heritage
10/07/96
- 1891
- The Vabis Company is established. Produces railroad cars
- 1897
- First Swedish Automobile is built. 9HP Kerosene-powered
- 1900
- Scania incorpoarated to build motor vehicles.
- 1902
- Swedish truck production begins
- 1911
- Scania and Vabis merge to produce trucks, buses, cars
- 1937
- The SAAB Company is established. It means "Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget to build airplanes.
- 1938-45
- Saab diversifies to build cars and planes.
- 1947
- First Saab prototype auto is displayed. Front drive, transverse motor.
- 1950
- Saab 92 goes into production
- 1957
- 1,410 Saab cars are sold
- 1966
- Saab Sonett debuts at Geneva show
- 1970
- Sonett 111 debuts at New York Auto Show
- 1976
- World debut Saab Turbo concept car
- 1984
- Saab produces 100,000th turbo car
- 1986
- Saab 900 convertible introduced
- 1991
- World debut: Saab Trionic. 32 bit computer
- 1992
- Saab U.S. moves to Georgia
- 1994
- New Saab V6 engine debuts
- 1995
- New engine technology debuts on Saab 9000
Bill Maloney -- The Auto Channel