1967-1974 Saab Sonett II/III Model Year/Production
Despite the many years it took for Swedish designers at Saab to warm to the idea of a sports car -- and then the additional years it took for the kinks to work themselves out of the Saab Sonett -- it was ultimately a success, and a vehicle that fulfilled U.S. Saab dealers' goal of driving more traffic to their showrooms.
 1973 Saab Sonett |
Trace the Saab Sonett's trajectory of popularity with the model year production charts for Sonett II and III below.
Saab Sonett II/III Production by Model Year*
| Model year | Number built |
| 1966 | 28** |
| 1967 | 300*** |
| 1968 | 899 |
| 1969 | 641 |
| 1970 | 303 |
| 1971 | 1,265 |
| 1972 | 2,000 |
| 1973 | 2,300 |
| 1974 | 2,500 |
| Total: 1966-1974 | 10,236 |
Total Saab Sonett Production
| Year | Model | Number built |
| 1966-1969 | Sonett II/V-4 | 1,868 |
| 1970-1974 | Sonett III | 8,368 |
| 1966-1974 | All Sonett models | 10,236 |
*Derived from chassis number ranges. **Includes the original prototype, three hand-built production prototypes, and 24 preproduction cars. ***Includes 230 with two-stroke three-cylinder engine and 70 four-stroke V-4 engine. Source: The Sonett, and all other Saab Sports Cars, by Bjorn Svallner, Alltom Hobby AB, 1983.
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