Saab Automobile

defunct Swedish car manufacturer (1945-2016)
Organization automobile_manufacturer Q48957
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Saab Automobile was an organization founded by Saab Group. It operated within the automotive industry, where it produced cars. The organization was ultimately dissolved in 2016.

Saab Automobile

Summary

Saab Automobile is an automobile manufacturer[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,084 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Saab Automobile is in the country of Sweden[3].
  • Saab Automobile's instance of is recorded as automobile manufacturer[4].
  • Saab Automobile's founder is recorded as Saab Group[5].
  • Saab Automobile's headquarters location is recorded as Trollhättan[6].
  • Saab Automobile's chief executive officer is recorded as Jan-Åke Jonsson[7].
  • Saab Automobile's Commons category is recorded as Saab Automobile[8].
  • Saab Automobile's industry is recorded as automotive industry[9].
  • 1945 marks the founding of Saab Automobile[10].
  • Saab Automobile was dissolved in 2016[11].
  • Saab Automobile was dissolved in 2014[12].
  • Saab Automobile was dissolved in 2011[13].
  • Saab Automobile's location of formation is recorded as Linköping[14].
  • Saab Automobile's parent organization or unit is recorded as Spyker N.V.[15].
  • Saab Automobile's parent organization or unit is recorded as General Motors[16].
  • Saab Automobile's parent organization or unit is recorded as Saab-Scania[17].
  • Saab Automobile's parent organization or unit is recorded as Saab Group[18].
  • Saab Automobile's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Saab Automobile[19].
  • Saab Automobile's described at URL is recorded as http://www.fundinguniverse.com/company-histories/saab-automobile-ab-history/[20].
  • Saab Automobile's product or material produced is recorded as car[21].
  • Saab Automobile's replaced by is recorded as National Electric Vehicle Sweden[22].
  • Saab Automobile's topic has template is recorded as Template:Saab Automobile[23].
  • Saab Automobile's legal form is recorded as aktiebolag[24].
  • Saab Automobile's end cause is recorded as bankruptcy[25].
  • Saab Automobile's different from is recorded as Saab Group[26].

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Founding

Saab Automobile's founder is recorded as Saab Group[5]. 1945 marks the founding of it[10]. Its location of formation is recorded as Linköping[14].

Leadership

Saab Automobile's chief executive officer is recorded as Jan-Åke Jonsson[7].

Operations

Saab Automobile's headquarters location is recorded as Trollhättan[6]. Parent organizations include Spyker N.V.[15], a business[27], founded in 1999[28], headquartered in Zeewolde[29]; General Motors[16], an automobile manufacturer[30], in United States[31], founded in 1908[32], headquartered in Detroit[33]; Saab-Scania[17], a business[34], in Sweden[35], founded in 1969[36], headquartered in Linköping[37]; and Saab Group[18], an aerospace manufacturer[38], in Sweden[39], founded in 1937[40], headquartered in Stockholm[41].

Industry

Saab Automobile's industry is recorded as automotive industry[9].

Ownership

Saab Automobile's product or material produced is recorded as car[21].

Dissolution

Dissolution dates include 2016[11], 2014[12], and 2011[13].

Why It Matters

Saab Automobile ranks in the top 3% of automobile_manufacturer entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8,084 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[42] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[43]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [42] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [43] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 20d ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 4w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of automobile manufacturer
    Industry automotive industry
    Replaced by National Electric Vehicle Sweden
    End cause bankruptcy
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    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: 0442714-Saab-automobily, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259496|batch #259496]]"
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