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Valmet Automotive (former Saab-Valmet) is a Finnish
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 car
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 maker. The majority of company is owned by Metso
Metso

Metso Corporation was created in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma Oy and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Metso is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems as well as know-how and aftermarket services....
 (former Valmet
Valmet

Valmet Oy was a Finland state-owned company. Valmet was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company....
). Valmet Automotive is a brand-independent contract manufacturer
Contract manufacturer

A contract manufacturer is a firm that manufactures components or products for another "hiring" firm. Many industries utilize this process, especially the aerospace, defense industry, computer, semiconductor, energy, medical, food manufacturing, personal care, and automotive fields....
 of specialty motor cars.

Production
Currently Valmet Automotive manufactures Porsche Boxster
Porsche Boxster

The Porsche Boxster is a Mid-engine design roadster built by Porsche. The Boxster is Porsche's first vehicle designed by Harm Lagaay from the beginning as a roadster; all previous Porsche convertibles were based on hardtop coupes....
s since 1997 and Porsche Cayman
Porsche Cayman

The Porsche Cayman is a RMR layout 2-seat sports car produced by Porsche AG of Germany. First launched in the 2006 model year, the Cayman is a coup? derived from Porsche's second generation Porsche Boxster convertible....
s since 2005. The assembly contract will come to an end in 2012.

Valmet Automotive announced July 15, 2008 the assembly contract with Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive

Fisker Automotive is a joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies that has developed a plug-in hybrid sportscar which it intends to begin selling in late 2009....
.






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Valmet Automotive (former Saab-Valmet) is a Finnish
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
 car
Automobile

An automobile or motor car is a wheeled motor vehicle for transportation passengers, which also carries its own car engine or motor. Most definitions of the term specify that automobiles are designed to run primarily on roads, to have seating for one to eight people, to typically have four wheels, and to be constructed principally f...
 maker. The majority of company is owned by Metso
Metso

Metso Corporation was created in 1999 through the merger of Valmet and Rauma Oy and is headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. Metso is a global supplier of process industry machinery and systems as well as know-how and aftermarket services....
 (former Valmet
Valmet

Valmet Oy was a Finland state-owned company. Valmet was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company....
). Valmet Automotive is a brand-independent contract manufacturer
Contract manufacturer

A contract manufacturer is a firm that manufactures components or products for another "hiring" firm. Many industries utilize this process, especially the aerospace, defense industry, computer, semiconductor, energy, medical, food manufacturing, personal care, and automotive fields....
 of specialty motor cars.

Production


Currently Valmet Automotive manufactures Porsche Boxster
Porsche Boxster

The Porsche Boxster is a Mid-engine design roadster built by Porsche. The Boxster is Porsche's first vehicle designed by Harm Lagaay from the beginning as a roadster; all previous Porsche convertibles were based on hardtop coupes....
s since 1997 and Porsche Cayman
Porsche Cayman

The Porsche Cayman is a RMR layout 2-seat sports car produced by Porsche AG of Germany. First launched in the 2006 model year, the Cayman is a coup? derived from Porsche's second generation Porsche Boxster convertible....
s since 2005. The assembly contract will come to an end in 2012.

Valmet Automotive announced July 15, 2008 the assembly contract with Fisker Automotive
Fisker Automotive

Fisker Automotive is a joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies that has developed a plug-in hybrid sportscar which it intends to begin selling in late 2009....
. The Company will start manufacture Fisker Karma
Fisker Karma

The Fisker Karma is a plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan revealed on 14 January, 2008 and manufactured by Fisker Automotive, a joint venture of Quantum Technologies and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC, announced September 5, 2007....
 plug-in hybrid sports sedan
Sports sedan

A sports sedan or a sports saloon is a descriptive term applied to a sedan automobile that is designed to look and feel "sporty" - offering the driver more connection with the driving experience....
s in 2009.

History


Saab-Valmet was established in 1968 as a joint venture
Joint venture

A joint venture is an entity formed between two or more parties to undertake economic activity together. The parties agree to create a new entity by both contributing Ownership equity, and they then share in the revenues, expenses, and control of the enterprise....
 of the Valmet
Valmet

Valmet Oy was a Finland state-owned company. Valmet was formed in 1951, when the state of Finland decided to group their various factories working on Finnish war reparations to the Soviet Union under one company....
 and Saab-Scania
Saab-Scania

Saab-Scania AB was the name taken when truck and bus manufacturer Scania-Vabis of S?dert?lje merged with car and fixed-wing aircraft manufacturer Saab of Trollh?ttan in 1968, under the Wallenberg group of companies....
. The automotive plant was placed in Uusikaupunki
Uusikaupunki

Uusikaupunki , is a list of towns in Finland and municipalities of Finland of Finland.It is located in the provinces of Finland of Western Finland and is part of the Finland Proper regions of Finland....
, Finland
Finland

Finland , officially the Republic of Finland , is a Nordic countries situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. It borders Sweden on the west, Russia on the east, and Norway on the north, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland....
. Since 1992 the company was owned by Valmet alone, and in 1995 it was renamed as Valmet Automotive. Since the merger of Rauma
Rauma

Rauma may refer to:...
 and Valmet in 1999 the owner is Metso.

The history of manufacturing:
  • Saab
    Saab Automobile

    Saab Automobile AB, better known as Saab, is a Swedish automaker and currently a wholly-owned subsidiary of General Motors. It is the exclusive automobile royal warrant holder as appointed by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden....
     (1969-2003)
    • Saab 95
      Saab 95

      The Saab 95 was a 7-seater, 2-door station wagon made by Saab Automobile. Initially it was based on the Saab 93 sedan version, but the model's development throughout the years followed closely that of the Saab 96 since the 93 was put off the market in 1960....
    • Saab 96
      Saab 96

      The Saab 96 is an automobile made by Saab Automobile. It was introduced in 1960 and was produced until January 1980, a run of 20 years. Like the Saab 93 it replaced, the 96 was a development from the old Saab 92 chassis and, on account of its improvements and modernisation, it opened new markets for the company....
    • Saab 99
      Saab 99

      The 99 is an automobile produced by Saab Automobile from 1968 to 1984....
    • Saab 90
      Saab 90

      The Saab 90 is an automobile from Saab Automobile made from 1984 to 1987. It was manufactured at a facility in Uusikaupunki, Finland, at that time owned by Saab and Valmet....
    • Saab 900
      Saab 900

      The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. The first generation from 1978 to 1993 is known as the "classic"; the generation from 1994 to 1998 is known as the "new generation" ....
    • Saab 900
      Saab 900

      The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. The first generation from 1978 to 1993 is known as the "classic"; the generation from 1994 to 1998 is known as the "new generation" ....
       Convertible
    • Saab 900
      Saab 900

      The 900 is a car that was made by Saab Automobile from 1978 until 1998 in two generations. The first generation from 1978 to 1993 is known as the "classic"; the generation from 1994 to 1998 is known as the "new generation" ....
       CD
    • Saab 9000
      Saab 9000

      The 9000, Saab Automobile's first executive car, was released in 1985. It was replaced by the Saab 9-5 in the fall of 1998 for the 1999 model year....
    • Saab 9-3
      Saab 9-3

      The Saab 9-3 is a compact executive car produced by the automaker Saab Automobile in Trollh?ttan, Sweden. The convertible version is manufactured in Austria by Magna Steyr....
       Convertible
    • Some other specialized Saab 9-3
      Saab 9-3

      The Saab 9-3 is a compact executive car produced by the automaker Saab Automobile in Trollh?ttan, Sweden. The convertible version is manufactured in Austria by Magna Steyr....
       models (e.g. Viggen
      Viggen

      Viggen can refer to three distinct vehicles:*Saab 37 Viggen, the original Swedish name for the Saab 37 fighter aircraft*The name of a special version of a Saab 9-3 automobile...
      )
  • Renault
    Renault

    Renault S.A. is a French automaker producing cars, vans, buses, tractors, and trucks. Due to its alliance with Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., it is currently the world's 4th largest automaker.It owns the Romanian automaker Dacia and the Korean automaker Renault Samsung Motors....
    • Renault Clio V6 (bodies)
  • Porsche
    Porsche

    Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
     (1997-2012)
    • Porsche Boxster
      Porsche Boxster

      The Porsche Boxster is a Mid-engine design roadster built by Porsche. The Boxster is Porsche's first vehicle designed by Harm Lagaay from the beginning as a roadster; all previous Porsche convertibles were based on hardtop coupes....
    • Porsche Cayman
      Porsche Cayman

      The Porsche Cayman is a RMR layout 2-seat sports car produced by Porsche AG of Germany. First launched in the 2006 model year, the Cayman is a coup? derived from Porsche's second generation Porsche Boxster convertible....
  • Lada
    Lada

    Lada is the trademark of AvtoVAZ, a Russian car manufacturer in Togliatti, Russia, Samara Oblast. All the manufacturer's vehicles sold nowadays are of the Lada brand but this has not always been so....
     (1996-1998)
    • Lada EuroSamara
      Lada Samara

      The Lada Samara is an economy car produced by Soviet Union/Russian automaker AvtoVAZ from 1984 until 2004. The brand name Samara originally was used only for exported models, in Russia the same model was called "Sputnik"....
  • Talbot
    Talbot

    Talbot is an automobile brand, whose history is one of the industry's most complex....
     (1979-1985)
    • Talbot Horizon
    • Talbot 1510
    • Talbot Solara
  • Opel
    Opel

    Adam Opel Gesellschaft mit beschr?nkter Haftung is a Germany automaker, part of General Motors.The company was founded on 21 January, 1863, and began making automobiles in 1899....
     (1991-1997)
    • Opel Calibra
      Opel Calibra

      The Opel Calibra also known as the Chevrolet Calibra in South America, the Holden Calibra in Australia and New Zealand, and the Vauxhall Calibra in the United Kingdom is a sports car produced by Germany automaker Opel between 1989 and 1997....
  • Fisker Automotive
    Fisker Automotive

    Fisker Automotive is a joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies that has developed a plug-in hybrid sportscar which it intends to begin selling in late 2009....
     - Fisker Karma
    Fisker Karma

    The Fisker Karma is a plug-in hybrid luxury sports sedan revealed on 14 January, 2008 and manufactured by Fisker Automotive, a joint venture of Quantum Technologies and Fisker Coachbuild, LLC, announced September 5, 2007....
     early agreement to manufacture, starting in 2010


See also

  • List of automobile manufacturers
  • Saab
    Saab

    Saab AB is an aerospace and defense company based in Sweden....
  • Porsche
    Porsche

    Porsche SE or Porsche is a Germany automotive industry of luxury vehicle automobiles, which is majority-owned by the Porsche family and Pi?ch families....
  • Fisker Automotive
    Fisker Automotive

    Fisker Automotive is a joint venture between Fisker Coachbuild and Quantum Technologies that has developed a plug-in hybrid sportscar which it intends to begin selling in late 2009....


Similar carmakers:
  • Karmann
    Karmann

    Wilhelm Karmann GmbH in Osnabr?ck, Germany is the largest independent motor vehicle company in Germany. Over the course of more than a century, they have undertaken various roles, from design to production and assembly of components, for various automobile manufacturers including Chrysler, Porsche, Volkswagen and DuraCar....
     in Germany
  • Magna Steyr
    Magna Steyr

    Magna Steyr is an automobile manufacturer based in Oberwaltersdorf, Austria with its primary manufacturing location in Graz. It is a subsidiary of Canadian-based Magna International and was previously part of the Steyr-Daimler-Puch conglomerate....
     in Austria
  • Bertone
    Bertone

    Gruppo Bertone is an Italy car styling and coachbuilder house, which also manufactures cars. Bertone styling is very distinctive, with most cars having a strong "family resemblance" even if badged by different manufacturers....
     and Pininfarina
    Pininfarina

    Pininfarina S.p.A. is an Italian automobile design firm and coachbuilder in Cambiano, Italy, founded as Societ? anonima Carrozzeria Pinin Farina in 1930 by automobile designer and builder Battista Farina ....
     in Italy
  • Heuliez
    Heuliez

    Heuliez is a France company that works as a production and design unit for various automakers. It specializes in producing short series for Niche marketing, such as convertibles or station-wagons....
     in France


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