Inside Saab by Steven Wade » stats http://inside.saab.com Lorum Ipsum tagline Wed, 21 Dec 2011 21:55:14 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.1 MCY Saab 900 Convertible – by the numbers http://inside.saab.com/mcy-saab-900-convertible-by-the-numbers/ http://inside.saab.com/mcy-saab-900-convertible-by-the-numbers/#comments Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:31:00 +0000 Swade http://inside.saab.com/?p=3194
Read more →]]> After the success of the Viggen ‘by the numbers’ piece I thought it’d be fun to dig up another model of interest from the database and spill it’s global distribution beans here on the website.

The Saab 900 Convertible is an icon on its own, but the icon-within-the-icon is the Monte Carlo Yellow version of the car. It’s the most fun-looking color in the palette, but it still takes a certain strength of character to buy and own this most attention-grabbing and distinctive color.

So how were they distributed around the world?

The #1 market by volume won’t be a surprise, but the #2 market might be. MCY convertibles were sold in quite a few markets, though many of them had small numbers only.

If you’ve got one of these iconic Saab convertibles, then yours is one of just 893 that were ever made over the life of the model. Look after it.

If you don’t have one of these iconic convertibles but would like one, now you know where most of them were sold – which is a good tip as to where you could look to buy one!

Notes:

  • MCY = Monte Carlo Yellow
  • MY(date) = Model Year
  • Japan had two importers for these cars. I’ve combined the numbers in the table below.
  • My understanding is that MCY Convertibles were sold with different engine outputs in some markets. Yours could be a LPT or a HOT engine depending on where it was sold. I haven’t delved into those numbers here.

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CountryMY1991MY1992MY1993MY1994Total
Sweden933-15
IDS5710123
Denmark5---5
Finland-21-3
Norway-1--1
Belgium-104-14
Great Britain251712-54
Netherlands126-9
Italy102325-58
France40-13-53
Portugal-1--1
Switzerland397-19
Germany56137177
Austria-35-8
USA299624311
Australia-1622442
Cyprus-1--1
Spain1011-12
Japan-579-66
South Korea--1-1
Singapore-3--3
Hong Kong-9411-105
Ireland--1-1
Thailand-13-4
China-1225
Kuwait---11
Puerto Rico-1--1

]]> http://inside.saab.com/mcy-saab-900-convertible-by-the-numbers/feed/ 25 Saab 9-3 Viggen – by the numbers http://inside.saab.com/saab-9-3-viggen-by-the-numbers/ http://inside.saab.com/saab-9-3-viggen-by-the-numbers/#comments Thu, 15 Sep 2011 13:52:54 +0000 Swade http://inside.saab.com/?p=3010
Read more →]]> The Saab 9-3 Viggen is one of those iconic, flawed Saabs that’s loved by everyone who’s ever owned one. The car was absolutely bonkers and quite capable of killing its owner under the right wrong circumstances. But it was so beautifully made inside and out, and it was so out there, that it still draws plenty of oohs and aahs whenever it’s seen.

I’ve owned a Viggen (that’s my old one, above) and over the years I’ve had a lot of email from other Viggen owners asking if I knew how many of them were made and imported into their particular market.

I’m pleased to be able to pass on the following, which should satisfy most of you detail-oriented statisticians. The only thing we haven’t been able to get are the distinct numbers for 3-door and 5-door models.

Note: these are production numbers and there may be some difference between when a car was produced and when it was sold. Your car might have been first sold in 2002, but been produced as a 2001 model and sat on a dealership forecourt for some time.

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UNITED STATES

Year/ColorBlackLaser RedLightning BlueMC YellowSilverSteel Grey
1999 Hardtop242022
1999 Convertible
2000 Hardtop2294748240
2000 Convertible94401897
2001 Hardtop15162207
2001 Convertible28097365
2002 Hardtop68185095
2002 Convertible1062971116
Total per color93020650768460783

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GREAT BRITAIN

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop16951130
1999 Convertible1050918
2000 Hardtop62427
2000 Convertible2055932
Total per color522243187

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Lots more markets below: Germany, Canada, Vehicles used internally (press, etc), Sweden, Australia, and many many more……

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GERMANY

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop151
1999 Convertible5822
2000 Hardtop131422
2000 Convertible35916
Total per color1077658

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CANADA

Year/ColorBlackLaser RedLightning BlueMC YellowSilverSteel Grey
2000 Hardtop2628628
2000 Convertible11914
2001 Hardtop318
2001 Convertible15
Total per color4113764213

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INTERNAL USE

I haven’t included them in the table, simply for the reason of maintaining the correct formatting, but…… there were 5 hardtops and 2 convertibles in 1999 painted in Cayenne Red.

Year/ColorBlackLaser RedLightning BlueMC YellowSilverSteel Grey
1999 Hardtop1118127
1999 Convertible6636
2000 Hardtop21371
2000 Convertible22
2001 Hardtop3265
2001 Convertible11
2002 Hardtop1244
2002 Convertible1
Total per color23545241910

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SWEDEN

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop27293
1999 Convertible1111
2000 Hardtop2713
2000 Convertible31
2001 Hardtop1
Total per color683127

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AUSTRALIA

Year/ColorBlackLightning Blue
1999 Hardtop18
1999 Convertible18
2000 Hardtop2322
2000 Convertible36
Total Per Color2664

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SWITZERLAND

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop82023
1999 Convertible62
2000 Hardtop51323
2000 Convertible213
Total per color213649

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FRANCE

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop11159
1999 Convertible13
2000 Hardtop576
2000 Convertible5411
Total per color2127119

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INTERNATIONAL DIPLOMATIC (IDS)

Year/ColorBlackLaser RedLightning BlueMC YellowSilverSteel Grey
2000 Hardtop41016
2000 Convertible2914
2001 Hardtop216
2001 Convertible134
2002 Hardtop13
2002 Convertible111
Total per color1151921410

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NETHERLANDS

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Hardtop1
1999 Convertible1
2000 Hardtop81413
2000 Convertible435
Total per color192317

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BELGIUM

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
2000 Hardtop51332
2000 Convertible435
Total per color91637

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SOUTH AFRICA

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
2000 Hardtop2624
2000 Convertible2524
Total per color41148

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ITALY

Two different importers were used in Italy. I’ve combined both figures below.

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueSilver
1999 Hardtop5711
1999 Convertible
2000 Hardtop527
2000 Convertible125
Total per color111123

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SPAIN

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
2000 Hardtop8724
2000 Convertible11
Total per color9734

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JAPAN

Year/ColorLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
2000 Hardtop1651
2000 Convertible---
Total per color1651

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NORWAY

Year/ColorBlackLightning Blue MC Yellow
2000 Hardtop391
2000 Convertible51
Total per color8101

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HUNGARY

Year/ColorBlackLightning BlueMC YellowSilver
1999 Convertible1
2000 Hardtop1721
Total per color1731

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FINLAND

Year/ColorLightning BlueMC Yellow
1999 Hardtop3
2000 Hardtop12
Total per color42

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GREECE

Year/ColorBlackSilver
2000 Hardtop12
2000 Convertible1
Total per color13

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AUSTRIA

Year/ColorLightning Blue
1999 Hardtop2
2000 Hardtop1
Total3

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I will do the rest of them without the use of tables as they’re all reasonably small…..

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IRELAND

Viggen produced only for MY2000 and only in hardtop form.

Black – 1
Lightning Blue – 4
Silver – 1

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TURKEY

Viggen produced only for MY2000 and only in hardtop form.

Lightning Blue – 3

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PORTUGAL

Viggen produced only for MY2000 and only in hardtop form.

Black – 1
Lightning Blue – 1
Silver – 1

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RUSSIA

Viggen produced only in hardtop form. Figures are for three different importers.

1999 – Lightning Blue – 1

2000 – Silver – 1
2000 – Lightning Blue – 2

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POLAND

Viggen produced only for MY2000 in hardtop form

Black – 1
Lightning Blue – 1

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CZECH REPUBLIC

Viggen produced only for MY2000 in hardtop form.

Lightning Blue – 1

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HONG KONG

Viggen produced only for MY 2000

Lightning Blue Hardtop – 1
Lightning Blue Convertible – 1

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SAAB OPEL FINANCE

Viggen produced only for MY2000 in hardtop form.

Black – 1

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LITHUANIA

Viggen produced only for MY2000

Lightning Blue Hardtop – 1
Lightning Blue Convertible – 1

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