Saab-Scania AB was a Swedish vehicle manufacturer that was formed from the 1969 merger of

Saab AB Saab AB (originally , , acronym SAAB), with subsidiaries collectively known as the Saab Group (), is a Swedish aerospace and defense company, defence company primarily operating from Sweden. The company is headquartered in Stockholm, but its de ...

and Scania-Vabis. The company was split in 1995.

History

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and

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manufacturer

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merged with

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and

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manufacturer

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on 1 September 1969, under the

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group of companies. The merger meant that Saab no longer had to import the British Triumph Slant-4 engine, and could instead use the engine production facilities of Scania. In 1972 they started manufacturing the 2.0 L B version. In 1977, Saab took advantage of Scania's experience with

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s and added one to the engine, thus creating one of the earliest turbocharged automobile engines to be produced in large numbers. When the corporation was split in 1995, the name of the truck and bus division changed back to Scania AB. Saab Aircraft (

) and Saab cars were also split, with

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buying a major holding in

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AB.

Divisions

Saab-Scania consisted of following divisions: *Aircraft (traded under the

brand) – until 1995 *Cars (traded under the

brand) – until 1990 *Trucks & Buses (traded under the

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brand) – until 1995

Subsidiaries

Saab-Scania had following subsidiaries: * AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning (ASJA) – until 1981 *

Jönköping Jönköping (, ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in southern Sweden with 112,766 inhabitants (2022). Jönköping is situated on the southern shore of Sweden's second largest lake, Vättern, in the province of Småland. The city is the seat o ...

– until 1983 * Nordarmatur – until 1983 * Parca Norrahammar – until 1983 * MJ – until 1984 * Enertech – to 1988 * Combitech – from 1982 to 1995 * Saab-Valmet – from 1968 to 1992

References

External links

Saab Aerotech websiteSaab Automobile websiteThe Saab Car MuseumScania corporate site
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History

Divisions

Subsidiaries

See also

References

Further reading

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