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Re: Emblem
Posted by Larry West (more from Larry West) on Mon, 20 Nov 2000 15:20:29
In Reply to: , Kok Chen, Sat, 17 Dec 1988 12:00:00 

Saab was originally SAAB an acronym for Svenska Aeroplan 
Akitebolaget, or Swedish Aircraft Company. It was a state-owned 
company that manufactured aircraft under license for the Swedish Air 
Force.

SAAB decided to start making cars in 1947 when they realized they 
would need some revenues from things other than military weapons.

After many years, they changed to simply 'SAAB' and later 'Saab' (it 
makes a difference...).

After turning the company private, the new owners - the Wallenbergs - 
merged SAAB with Scania, a truck making company in Sweden. 
SAAB-Scania lived on until 1989/1990 when the Wallenbergs (Investor 
AB) sold a 50% interest in Saab Cars to General Motors. Earlier this 
year, GM took the option to purchase the second half of Saab Cars AB.

The Blue roundel you see on Saabs from 1985 through 2000 was the 
symbol for Saab Scania. The Griffin head is the symbol for the Skåne 
province of Sweden, from where Scania gets its name. The interlocking 
circles indicated the ways that the various divisions of Saab Scania 
worked together on technologies.

For the 2001 model year, and since August 14, 2000, the new logo is a 
larger Griffin head of the same design on a blue field with 'SAAB' in 
silver letters below, all enclosed in a silver circle.

-- 
Larry West
NJ Saab Owner's Club

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