Saab builds 9-3 test cars ahead of 2013 production launch

Onlookers watch as the first pre-series NEVS Saab 9-3 car leaves the assembly line in Sweden. (Mikael Oestlund, NEVS.)

September 19, 2013 05:00 AM

Saab's new owner, National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS), has built two Saab 9-3 test cars at the brand's Trollhattan assembly plant in Sweden ahead of a production launch later this year.

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