HISTORY
Originally manufacturing
aircraft, the company sought
ways in which to diversify
its business. In the late
1940s the company began
manufacturing cars at
its Saab
Automobile division, based
in Trollhättan. The first
car was the Saab 92;
full-scale production
started 12 December 1949,
based on the prototype Ursaab.
The company continued to
diversify further over the
years, and in 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.
The main focus of aircraft
production is fighter
aircraft. Saab has been
making aircraft since the
1930s, and the jet
predecessors of the JAS 39
Gripen were the Tunnan,
the Lansen, the Draken and
the Viggen. The last
civilian models made by Saab
were the Saab 340 and Saab
2000. Both were
mid-range turboprop-powered
airliners. The development
and the manufacturing of
these aircraft was undertaken
in Linköping.
Source:
Wikipedia
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