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Saab-Scania AB was the name chosen when truck and bus manufacturer Scania AB of Södertälje merged with car and aeroplane manufacturer Saab AB of Trollhättan on 1 September 1969, under the Wallenberg family group of companies. The merger meant that Saab no longer had to import the British Triumph Slant-4 engine, and could instead use the engine production facilities of Scania. In 1972 they started manufacturing the 2.0 L B version. In 1977, Saab took advantage of Scania's experience with turbochargers and added one to the engine, thus creating one of the earliest turbocharged automobile engines to be produced in large numbers.
Saab-Scania consisted of following divisions:
- Aircraft (traded under the Saab AB brand) - until 1995
- Cars (traded under the Saab Automobile brand) - until 1990
- Trucks & Buses (traded under the Scania brand) - until 1995
Saab-Scania had following subsidiaries:
- AB Svenska Järnvägsverkstädernas Aeroplanavdelning (ASJA) - until 1981
- Jönköping - until 1983
- Nordarmatur - until 1983
- Parca Norrahammar - until 1983
- MJ - until 1984
- Enertech - to 1988
- Combitech - from 1982 to 1995
When the corporation was split in 1995 the name of the truck and bus division changed back to Scania AB. Saab Aircraft ( Saab AB) and Saab cars were also split, with General Motors buying a major holding in Saab Automobile AB.