All You Wanted To Know About Saab
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by: joecelyn738
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A famous motto of the Saab company “Born from jets” mirrors in a way the history of the first Saab automobile creation. It was produced by sixteen aeroplane design engineers and hence was based on the aeroplane design. The meaning of a motto is that the quality and safety of Saab vehicles may be equalized with the quality and safety of airplanes. Nowadays Saab cars production is carried out by GM company, but Saab aeroplane sub-unit is still governed by the Swedish Saab company. So let us take an excursion into the history of Saab company.
The make Saab made its appearance in 1937 with the manufacture of airplanes for the Swedish Air Force. From this point onwards it has concentrated on construction of military airplanes, including fighter airplanes for NATO. Thanks to their high quality Saab aeroplanes were recognized world over.
Since 1949 Saab specialists have been involved in the production of well-engineered automobiles. The distinctive feature of Saab automobiles consists in the special aerodynamic design that assists in fuel economy. This peculiar characteristic is observed in all Saab models. Safety is one of principal priorities of Saab vehicles. The engineers of this company use all the latest technological advances to make their cars safe and contemporary. Such innovations include: self-repairing bumpers, self-cleaning headlights, turbo charged engines, air filters and so on and so forth.
In 1980s because of the global economy growth and the spread of multinational corporations the Saab company confronted difficulties in keeping its position on the market. This led to the separation of the Saab automobile subdivision and its selling to a number of investors. The major investor has become General Motors that has 50 per cents of the business.
The range of Saab models has recently been supplemented with the first SUV. All the models are regularly updated according to the demands of the market. But nevertheless, there are argues about increasing influence of GM. Numerous discussions are led concerning the ability of Saab to maintain its uniqueness and to compete with such famous European makes as Mercedes, BMW and Volvo.
Despite all these facts the amateurs of Saab cars don't lose hope that its aeroplane heritage will help them to design unique and reliable automobiles.
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The author of the paper is a great specialist in the questions of vehicle manufacture, and, particularly, Saab Aero. More precise data on Saab performance is presented at his website.
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