AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik

AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik (ANA) founded in 1937[1] was an automobile manufacturer in Nyköping, Sweden that assembled trucks from Chrysler, DeSoto, Plymouth, Fargo[1] and later also Škoda[1] and Standard[2][3] and from the mid-1950s also Simca.[1][4] From 1946 they also sold Piper aircraft.[5][6] The company was founded as a daughter company of Nordiska Kompaniet.[7] During the 1960s the company distributed Massey Ferguson tractors, developing a modified version of the Ferguson hitch called the Swedish Hitch.[8]

For other uses of "ANA", see Ana.
Saab-ANA
Formerly
  • AB Nyköpings Automobilfabrik (1937–1960)
  • SAAB-ANA (1960–1965)
Industry
Founded1937 (1937)
Headquarters
Nyköping
,
Sweden
Parent
SubsidiariesAB Farming

In 1960, the company was bought by SAAB and renamed SAAB-ANA and changed into being a SAAB dealership.[1] In 2013 ANA started selling BMW and Mini[9] and they had since a few years also made police versions of BMW cars and motorcycles.[10] Some production re-emerged when NEVS bought the bankruptcy estate and in 2016 NEVS announced that the brand name Saab would cease. Hedin bil bought Ana motorcentrum AB 2017 on July 2 and car sales and workshop services continued under the name Trollhättan AB and Hedin bil in Lysekil

Assembly of Standard Vanguard in 1953

See also

References
  1. "ANA-utställning i Nyköping". Classic Motor. 2014-10-07. Archived from the original on 2021-09-20. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  2. Carlsson, Mårten. "Standard hos ANA 1952". Klassiker. Archived from the original on 18 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  3. "Standard 14 Van in Sweden". STandard Motor Club. Archived from the original on 26 June 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. Lindgren, Martin. "Trollhättans arbetare behövs i Nyköping". Realtid. Archived from the original on 17 June 2020. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
  5. Tunberg, Anders (1987). Saab-Ana de första 50-åren. pp. 19f. ISBN 91-87036-04-5.
  6. Tunberg, Anders (1987). Saab-Ana de första 50-åren. Malmö: Saab-Ana AB. sid. 19f. ISBN 91-87036-04-5
  7. Fröberg, Jonas (17 November 2015). Kampen om SAAB. Massolit.
  8. Edward P. Neufeld (15 December 1969). A Global Corporation: A History Of the International Development of Massey Ferguson. ISBN 978-1-4875-8655-3. Archived from the original on 20 September 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  9. "Ana börjar sälja BMW". ttela. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.
  10. "Ana bygger polisbilar för BMW". ttela. 31 May 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 25 June 2020.


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