The Finnish automotive industry was born 50 years ago, when the first Saab (Saab 96) was completed at the Saab-Valmet factory in Uusikaupunki. The first Saab 96 was handed over to President Urho Kekkonen the following day. But, this choice...
50 years ago today, on November 13, the first car – a Saab 96 – was completed at the Uusikaupunki car plant (Valmet Automotive). The Saab 96 is an automobile manufactured from 1960 to January 1980, replacing the Saab 93. From 1969 – 1980 were produced 65,887...
Here's another funny TV commercial for Saab cars. In a number of commercials for Saab cars wildlife and nature have a key role. I'll remind you to advertisements such as "Saab 9-5 Saves Puppy" or "Scream" (for Bridgestone). In this, some older...
As per request, here are a few images of one of the most intriguing cars on display at the Uusikaupunki Valmet Automotive plant today - the Saab 900 Sport Coupé. Interesting, this car was impressive project in every aspect, first...
Here's a rare and interesting photos from the company Valmet Automotive. Photo is from 1972 and there we see early days of car manufacturing in Uusikaupunki - Saab 96s and Saab 99s as far as the eye can see! In...
Valmet Automotive posted a very rare picture on it’s Facebook fan page - here's one of the very few images of a flatnose (Saab 900) crash test car in Cabri oversion at the Uusikaupunki plant, in matt orange livery as...
Here's one of the few pictures that were taken at the Uusikaupunki Valmet Automotive plant of the first batch of 400 Saab 900 Convertibles to be delivered to the US dealers. The first prototype aroused enormous interest and in April 1984,...
It’s time for celebration! 46 years ago today, on November 13, the first car - a Saab 96 - was completed at the Uusikaupunki car plant (Valmet Automotive). Another important even during 1969 was the first Saab car production in Finland. A...
Could Car makers build better cars by eliminating the assembly line in favor of a team approach to automaking? The car-companies have been trial-and-erroring answers to this question for more than a decades. The result is divided. Team concept can't...
It’s June and officially summer, The right time to remind ourselves of Saab convertibles. Saab 900 Convertible The first one from Valmet Automotive Saab convertibles is the Saab 900 Cabrio – designed and manufactured at Uusikaupunki plant (Finland) only. Presented...
