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Saab Automobile AB went bankrupt in 2012.

• technothrasher 1y ago
  NEVS (who bought the assets in 2012) still built Saab branded vehicles until 2014, and there was continued hope that Saab AB would again allow NEVS a license after they revoked it at that time. But NEVS effectively dissolved in 2023. Though there's no reason why Saab AB couldn't start using the name again themselves, or issue a license to someone else.
  • jen729w 1y ago
    As a proud ex-owner of a Saab 900, let's hope they never do.
    • dismalaf 1y ago
      Nah, I had an old 900 Turbo, best car I ever owned (at least subjectively, obviously fewer features than modern cars).
      • jen729w 1y ago
        That's what I mean! I adored my Saab. If 'they' make something now can you imagine what it'd look like. My favourite car of all time is the Volvo 850 T-5R. In cream yellow. ;-) And now look at Volvo: the same bland SUVs as everyone else. May Saab rest in peace with its integrity unblemished.
        • dismalaf 1y ago
          Ah, I gotcha. You're right, marketing people would just release something boring, even enough I think a new quirky 900 would do well with modest expectations.
• JoachimS 1y ago
  Which has nothing to do with SAAB AB, the defence company. SAAB Automobile was split out from SAAB AB in 1990 with General Motors (GM) taking a 51% stake, and was fully a part of GM ten years later. GM then tried to build SAABs on GM platforms which meant the quality tanked and tanked the company too. And as another posted, What was left became Nevs. Wikipedia has a good writeup on SAAB, with its many divisions. It's a bit like Volvo. Both companies have had divisions that makes automobiles, heavy vehicles and other types of products. Volvo Cars was sold off from Volvo AB to Ford. The heavy vehicle division of SAAB (Scania) is now part of Volkswagen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_AB https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saab_AB