Saab

Is Saab Chinese? No

Facts checked Ownership as of 4 September 2026

No

No Saab car has been Chinese-owned, because no car has carried the Saab name since the trademark was withdrawn. Saab Automobile went bankrupt in 2011 under Dutch owner Spyker; its assets went to NEVS in 2012, and Saab AB -- the Swedish defence company that owns the name -- revoked NEVS's licence after NEVS sought bankruptcy protection in 2014, with NEVS dropping all Saab references in June 2016. China's Evergrande bought 51% of NEVS in January 2019 and the company was wound down between 2023 and 2024, recorded as defunct from 1 June 2026, so the Chinese ownership was of the successor company, not of the Saab marque.

Chinese holding: 0% as of 4 September 2026.

Is Saab Chinese: the short answers

Is Saab Chinese?
No. No Saab car has been Chinese-owned, because no car has carried the Saab name since the trademark was withdrawn. Saab Automobile went bankrupt in 2011 under Dutch owner Spyker; its assets went to NEVS in 2012, and Saab AB -- the Swedish defence company that owns the name -- revoked NEVS's licence after NEVS sought bankruptcy protection in 2014, with NEVS dropping all Saab references in June 2016. China's Evergrande bought 51% of NEVS in January 2019 and the company was wound down between 2023 and 2024, recorded as defunct from 1 June 2026, so the Chinese ownership was of the successor company, not of the Saab marque.
How much of Saab is Chinese-owned?
0%, as of 4 September 2026.

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Sources for this answer

  1. Wikipedia, NEVS. Read .
  2. Wikipedia, Spyker Cars. Read . Spyker's 2010 purchase of Saab Automobile from GM and the December 2011 bankruptcy.