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Saab

Saab developed a loyal British following through cars that combined front wheel drive, turbocharging, strong safety engineering and distinctive Scandinavian design. The 900 and 9000 established the marque's identity before later 9 3 and 9 5 generations were developed under General Motors ownership. New production eventually ceased, leaving a closed population whose survival is increasingly shaped by specialist knowledge, parts support and owners attracted to cars unlike their mainstream rivals.

CRITICAL 1 family

ENDANGERED 1 family

DECLINING 5 families

GROWING 2 families

37,205 licensed vehicles

28,886

declared SORN

model families

-7,946 vehicles a year, five year trend · growing fastest 99 · fading fastest 9-3

Model families

9 FAMILIES · SORT: LICENSED ↓

Family	Status	Licensed	Peak	Of peak	Year change
9-3	DECLINING	28,151	140,769 · 2010	20.0%	-6,242
9-5	DECLINING	5,973	49,008 · 2008	12.2%	-1,396
900	DECLINING	1,584	79,651 · 1997	2.0%	-197
9000	DECLINING	412	58,495 · 1997	0.7%	-74
96	DECLINING	372	1,033 · 1994	36.0%	-3
99	GROWING	223	8,340 · 1994	2.7%	+14
95	ENDANGERED	63	298 · 2003	21.1%	-3
Sonett	GROWING	23	24 · 2022	95.8%	+0
90	CRITICAL	10	829 · 1994	1.2%	0

Plus 1 record awaiting classification, counted in the totals above.

This record combines every DVLA registration under SAAB. Each family links to its full census record: population history, variants, MOT results and where survivors remain.