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Date: 14 May 2002 09:38:43 -0600
From: andrewunix <agreenbunopsamnet>
Subject: Re: SAAB vs. Saab (was Re: My dealer hasn't got a clue)
14 May 2002 14:34:02 GMT, davehinznopsamcop.net suggested:
: Someone who looks an awful lot like Lee Marshall <leenopsamamenigma-it.com> wrote:
:> On 14 May 2002 13:47:06 GMT, davehinznopsamcop.net wrote:
:
:>>Someone who looks an awful lot like Lee Marshall <leenopsamamenigma-it.com> wrote:
:
:> One question, the word SAAB is an acronym of the full name (Svenska
:> Aerospace AB or something like that) so why does my dealer call it
:> Saab? You never see BMW dealers calling it Bmw.
:
: Well, sort of. It *used* to be an acronym for Svenska Aeroplan AktieBoulaget
: (roughly, Swedish Airplane Corporation, and I probably spelled it wrong).
: So, it was SAAB. My 1972 95's VIN tag shows "SAAB AB", so it was already
: getting wierd then; the acronym had become a word, it seems. They became
: SAAB-Scania for a time, and I think Saab was "wordified" by then.
:
: Saab's website calls themselves "Saab Cars USA" (ok, so the one *here*
: does), and the references there are spelled Saab, so I'd say it's changed
: in their own usage. I'm sure someone here has a more clear timeline.
: It's interesting to note, however, that even on the emblems on the current
: cars, it's SAAB rather than Saab.
It is pretty common practice for car emblems to be in all capital letters,
though.
: I think this falls into a "Er...whatever" category, to be honest.
Pretty much.
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