Evan’s Auto Care wants to help make sure your Saab runs great all the time. We have a mechanic that specializes on European cars like Saab. We’re familar with the common issues, factory recalls and tips for making sure you get the most out of your investment.
The Saab models that we commonly see in our shop for repair and maintenance include 9-2, 9-3, 9-4X, 9-5, 9-7X, 900 & 9000 . We help Saab owners from from all over Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky including residents of Milford Mariemont, Fairfield, West Chester, Hyde Park, Blue Ash, Anderson, and Mason.
“Svenska Aeroplan AB (aktiebolag)” (Swedish for “Swedish Aeroplane Company Limited”) (SAAB) was founded in 1937 in Trollhättan,[3] with the merger of SAAB and Linköping based ASJA.[4] The headquarters moved to Linköping. The style “Saab” replaced “SAAB” around 1950.[4]
Originally manufacturing aeroplanes, the company sought ways in which to diversify its business and in the late 1940s began manufacturing cars. The Saab Automobile division was based in Trollhättan. The first car was the Saab 92001 on 10 June 1947. The company soon developed a reputation for safe and reliable cars, with a notable competition history.
In the late 1950s Saab ventured into the computer market with Datasaab. The company was a result partly of the need to make a computer that would be small enough to mount in an aeroplane as navigational equipment. During the 1960s several computers were developed and sold to European countries (used in e.g. banking). The aircraft computer (CK 37) was used in 1971 in theViggen. The company was sold in 1975 to Sperry UNIVAC, while Saab retained its flight computer development.
In May 1965, the company name was changed to Saab AB to reflect its broad range of activities.
In 1968 Saab AB merged with the Swedish heavy-duty lorry, bus and diesel engine manufacturer Scania-Vabis, and became Saab-Scania AB. 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 Saab B engine, and in 1977 Saab took advantage of Scania’s experience with turbochargers and added one to the engine, thus creating one of the earliest turbocharged “family cars” with the Saab 99 Turbo, which has been listed by Popular Mechanics as the second best turbocharged car ever made.
In 1990 General Motors bought 51 percent of the car division Saab Automobile, and acquired the rest a decade later.
Following the sale of the car division, the main reason behind the merger with Scania in 1968 had disappeared, so in 1995 Saab-Scania de-merged and the company name once again became Saab AB.
In 1995 Saab Military Aircraft and British Aerospace (now BAE Systems) formed the joint venture company Saab-BAe Gripen AB, to manufacture, market and support Gripen internationally. This co-operation was extended in 2001 with the formation of Gripen International for the same purpose.
Since 1998 the British aerospace company BAE Systems has been the largest shareholder in Saab following its acquisition of a 35% stake from Investor AB by its predecessor, British Aerospace. In January 2005 BAE reduced its shareholding to 20%. Investor AB also maintains a 20% share. Investor AB hold 38% of the voting rights and is, with the other Wallenberg institutions, the majority owner.
In December 2005 saab joined the Dassault nEUROn project, as a major partner.
In October 2008 the company announced its intention to merge its operations with that of Simrad Optronics. The new unit will develop high-tech optronics products and will be headquartered in Norway, although other details of the new arrangement have not been finalized.
On January 1, 2010 the company restructured from fifteen business units into five business areas; Aeronautics, Dynamics, Electronic Defence Systems, Security and Defence Solutions, and Support and Services. According to Saab the restructuring was undertaken to become more market and customer oriented.
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