Saab Automobile (fictional; post-2014)

Saab Automobile AB is a Swedish manufacturer of luxury vehicles headquartered in. It was founded in 1945 when Saab AB began a project to design a small automobile. The first production model, the Saab 92, was launched in 1949. In 1968 the parent company merged with Scania-Vabis, and ten years later the Saab 900 was launched, in time becoming Saab's best-selling model. In the mid-1980s the new Saab 9000 model also appeared.

In 1989, the automobile division of Saab-Scania was restructured into an independent company, Saab Automobile AB. The American manufacturer General Motors (GM) took 50 percent ownership. Two well-known models to come out of this period were the Saab 9-3 and the Saab 9-5. Then in 2000, GM exercised its option to acquire the remaining 50 percent. In 2010 GM sold Saab Automobile AB to the Dutch automobile manufacturer Spyker Cars N.V. In 2011, the company petitioned for bankruptcy following the failure of a Chinese consortium to complete a purchase of the company; the purchase had been blocked by the former owner GM, which opposed the transfer of technology and production rights to a Chinese company. On 13 June 2012, it was announced that a newly formed company called National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS) had bought Saab Automobile's bankrupt estate. Saab AB revoked NEVS' license to manufacture automobiles under the Saab name in the summer of 2014. The Chinese automobile manufacturer Liuxing subsequently entered into an agreement with Saab to take over the Saab Automobile operations from then on.

Although no longer legally related to Saab AB or, Liuxing licenses the Saab name and logo from Saab AB as part of a long-term partnership and all three entities share the right to use the griffin logo, which originates from the coat of arms of the Swedish region of Scania.

In May 2021, Saab Automobile announced that it would be a fully electric brand by 2030.

Liuxing (2015–present)
On 7 October 2014, Saab AB announced Liuxing Holdings Group, the parent of motor manufacturer Liuxing, would take over the tender to operate the Saab automobile operations. A definitive agreement was signed on 17 December 2014, for $1.2 billion. The and 's  approved the deal on 3 and 10 February 2015, respectively. The deal closed on 23 February 2015.

Gerhold Schiffer, formerly chief executive of Takusa Motors, Inc., became Saab Automobile's President and CEO on 1 March 2015. Chen Yibing, Liuxing's founder and majority owner, became Saab Automobile's Chairman.

Under Liuxing ownership, Saab has refocused its product lineup. Saab and Liuxing co-developed a new vehicle platform, the Advanced Vehicle Production Platform (AVPP).