Trollhättan Assembly is an automobile factory in Trollhättan, Sweden. The factory opened in 1947 under the ownership of Saab AB, then passing to Saab Automobile. From 1989 to 2010, the factory was partially (1989–1999), then completely (2000–2010) owned by General Motors.[2] In 2010, Saab was sold to Spyker Cars. The plant ended production in 2011 and restarted in 2013, after the NEVS purchase of Saab Automobile. The Trollhättan complex, including the assembly, became the sole site of all Saab engineering and manufacturing activities. After NEVS announced its closure in March 2023,[3] the factory was sold to Stenhaga Invest AB, with both Polestar and EV Electra showing interest in buying the factory.[4][5]
It was founded on the site of Trollhättan airfield, by the aircraft manufacturer Svenska Aeroplan Aktiebolaget (Saab AB), an aircraft manufacturer since 1937 and based in Linköping, Sweden. The first automobile off the line was the Saab 92, a front-wheel drive, two-stroke, transverse-engined passenger vehicle.
Former products
See also
- List of GM factories
- GM Europe
References
- Simon Warburton. SWEDEN: NEVS sticks to autumn Saab 9-3 relaunch date Just Auto, retrieved 15 October 2013^
- William Diem. GM Europe to Keep Sagging Saab Plant in Business Ward's AutoWorld, 23 January 2006, retrieved 23 January 2006^
- Michael Gauthier. Saab's Ghost Comes Back To Haunt Once Again As NEVS Goes Into "Hibernation Mode" Carscoops, 12 March 2023, retrieved 28 October 2024^
- Brad Anderson. Polestar To Open New R&D Facility At Former Saab Factory Carscoops, 24 April 2023, retrieved 28 October 2024^
- Goran Aničić. EV Electra and the Saab Factory: Navigating the Future of the Emily GT Project Saab Planet, 25 January 2024, retrieved 2 February 2024^