Saab Automobile confirmed through a press release that the trade unions had petitioned for bankruptcy supervision of the company.

On the business side, Saab Automobile adopted the font for almost all of its advertising and marketing communications.

Today, it is the home of Saab Automobile.

Saab Automobile said it might shut an 800-employee plant in the southern Swedish city of Malmo.

Saab Automobile recently reported an eight-month loss of $382 million and a 15 percent fall in 1990 full-year car sales to 93,500.

In its earnings statement for 1990, Saab Automobile said sales fell 5 percent, to 14.7 billion kronor, or $2.67 billion, from the previous year.

Saab Automobile said the declining value of the dollar in the last year accounted for $54.5 million of the losses.

In 1970, Saab Automobile introduced headlight wipers across their product range.

Saab Automobile said Friday that it had lost 995 million crowns, or $162 million.

Saab Automobile lost about $843.6 million last year.