It was manufactured at a facility in Uusikaupunki (Nystad), Finland, at that time owned by a joint venture with Finnish Valmet called Saab-Valmet.

Also people at Saab-Valmet were concerned about the fate of the Saab 99, as its production took place entirely in Nystad.

The sheet metal workers at Saab-Valmet in Nystad thus welded together two bodies in the same way and only then was the car shown to Björn Envall, who was then design manager at Saab.

[4] In 1987 the Zenith carburettor was altered to make it easier to start in cold weather.

These models were all white, including the rims, bumpers, grille, side mirrors, spoiler, and door handles.

[citation needed] Falling sales meant that it was not worth the investment to catalyze the engine and 1987 was the final year for the model.

The last car was built on 1 July and it was immediately dispatched to the Saab museum in Trollhättan.