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Saab - Interesting Facts |
| Date Added: February 03, 2010 04:50:36 AM |
| Author: joecelyn738 |
| Category: PUBLISHERS: Advertising |
| A famous slogan of the Saab corporation “Born from jets” reflects in a way the history of making the first Saab car. It was made by 16 airplane design engineers and consequently was founded on the aeroplane design. The sence of a motto is that the quality and reliability of Saab cars may be compared to the quality and safety of airplanes. Today Saab vehicles manufacture is a prerogative of GM company, but Saab jet subdivision is still governed by the Swedes. So let's take an excursus into the history of Saab corporation. The make Saab appeared in 1937 with the production of aircrafts for the Swedish Air Force. From this point on it has been specializing in construction of military aeroplanes, including fighter airplanes for NATO. Thanks to their high reliability Saab airplanes were recognized throughout the world. Since 1949 Saab experts have been involved in the production of well-engineered automobiles. The distinctive feature of Saab cars consists in the aerodynamic design that in of great help in fuel economy. This peculiarity is observed in every Saab model. Reliability is one of main priorities of Saab automobiles. The experts of this corporation use all the latest technological advances to make their cars reliable and contemporary. Among such innovations there are: self-repairing bumpers, self-cleaning headlights, turbo-charged engines, air filters and so on and so forth. In 1980s owing to the global economy growth and the spread of multinational corporations the Saab corporation faced difficulties in keeping its position in the competitive conditions. This resulted in the separation of the Saab car division and its selling to several investors. The major investor has become GM corporation that owns 50% of the shares. The range of Saab models has recently been supplemented with the first sport utility vehicle. All the models are regularly updated in correspondence with the requirements of the market. But still, there are argues about increasing impact of General Motors company. Discussions are led concerning the ability of Saab to keep its uniqueness and to compete with such famous European brands as BMW, Volvo and Mercedes. In spite of all these facts the amateurs of Saab vehicles do not lose hope that its aircraft heritage will help them to create unique and reliable automobiles. |
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