History
Saab-Valmet was established in 1968 as a joint venture of Valmet and Saab-Scania. The automotive plant was placed in Uusikaupunki, Finland. Since 1992 the company was owned by Valmet alone, and in 1995 it was renamed as Valmet Automotive. Since the merger of Rauma and Valmet in 1999 the owner is Metso. On 4th November 2010 Valmet Automotive signed agreement to buy Karmann´s roof-component sections in Osnabrück, Germany and Zary, Poland.
The history of manufacturing:
- Saab (1969–2003)
- Saab 95
- Saab 96
- Saab 99
- Saab 90
- Saab 900
- Saab 900 Convertible
- Saab 900 CD
- Saab 9000
- Saab 9-3 Convertible
- Some other specialized Saab 9-3 models (e.g. Viggen)
- Renault
- Renault Clio V6 (bodies)
- Porsche (1997–2011)
- Porsche Boxster
- Porsche Cayman
- Lada (1996–1998)
- Lada EuroSamara
- Talbot (1979–1985)
- Talbot Horizon
- Talbot 1510
- Talbot Solara
- Opel (1991–1997)
- Opel Calibra
- Fisker Automotive
- Fisker Karma early agreement to manufacture, starting in 2011
- Think electric car
- Th!nk City production started in the 2009.
- Marussia Motors
- Marussia B2
- Mercedes-Benz
- Mercedes-Benz A-Class (W176) production starting in 2013
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