Alternators for Saab Cars

Saab AB was originally an airplane manufacturing company in Trollhattan, Sweden. In 1945, they began work on a brand new project that was outside of their aeronautics field and attempted to develop a small car. This resulted in the 1949 Saab 92, a compact family car that incorporated Saab AB’s experience with designing aerodynamic forms for use in airplane production. After the successes of the Saab 92, Saab 96, and Saab 99, plus Saab AB’s merger with commercial and heavy-duty truck manufacturer Scania, the company introduced their all-time best-selling model, the Saab 900, in 1978. A failed and ill-fated business agreement with Fiat cut down Saab-Scania’s rise in the 80s but not enough to shut them down for good. In 1989, Saab-Scania turned their automotive department into its own independent entity--now called Saab Automobile AB--which was then incorporated by Sweden’s Investor AB and the world’s largest automaker at the time, General Motors. Under GM ownership, Saab transitioned into a compact luxury sport marque with Saab 900 and Saab 9-3. Ultimately, mismanagement of the brand, as well as throughout all of GM, led to the discontinuation of Saab in 2010. Throughout the next 4 years, multiple owners had tried to revitalize the now-defunct Saab name but to no success. Production of Saab cars finally ended in 2014 through the current owner, NEVS. Throughout the company’s lifetime, they were pioneers and innovators in automotive technology. Many of the current features we see in modern vehicles came from Saab inventions including standard seatbelts, asbestos-free brake pads, electronic brake force distribution, CFC-free refrigerant for air conditioners, the first 16-valve turbocharged engine, heated and ventilated front seats, impact-absorbing self-healing bumpers, headlamp washers and wipers, cabin air filters, and the first turbocharged engine to use a boost wastegate.

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