Saab Group (originally
Svenska Aeroplan AB, later
SAAB and
Saab AB) is a Swedish
aerospace and defence company, founded in 1937. From 1947 to 1990 it was the parent company of automobile manufacturer
Saab Automobile. Between 1968 and 1995 the company was in a merger with
commercial vehicle manufacturer
Scania-Vabis, known as
Saab-Scania. The two were de-merged in 1995 by the new owners,
Investor AB. Despite the
demerger, both Saab and
Scania share the right to use the griffin logo, which originates from the coat of arms of the Swedish region of
Scania.