Final Saab and NEVS development vehicles are heading to public auction at Trollhättan plant. Rare prototypes include an autonomous test car and an electric sedan with in-wheel motors. Auction marks emotional closing chapter for legendary Swedish automaker and its former HQ. The last surviving cars sitting inside Saab’s old factory are finally preparing to leave home. More than a decade after the Swedish automaker collapsed, a small collection of development vehicles and prototypes is heading to auction, marking another emotional chapter in Saab’s long goodbye. And some of these cars are genuinely fascinating. The auction includes eight vehicles stored at the former Saab facility in Trollhättan, Sweden. Most are based on the Saab 9-3 and were developed after Saab’s bankruptcy by NEVS, the company created in 2012 from Saab’s remains following its collapse. Related: Abandoned Saab Dealership Discovered With More Than 20 Cars Locked Inside NEVS, short for National Electric Vehicle Sweden, tried to reinvent Saab’s engineering legacy around electric and autonomous technology, but was legally prevented from using the Saab name. For a while, it looked like the company might actually pull the reinvention off. Instead, things slowly unraveled. Photos Klaravik Backed by Chinese property giant Evergrande, NEVS spent years developing EVs, autonomous systems, and experimental drivetrains before Evergrande’s own financial collapse effectively pulled the plug. Massive layoffs followed in 2023, and the factory has gradually been emptied ever since. Now the final cars are being sold off. Among the more interesting lots is an autonomous development vehicle and another prototype fitted with in-wheel electric motors, a technology Saab engineers once explored as part of future EV programs. There’s also a range-extender hybrid test car alongside several pre-production 9-3 sedans built during NEVS’ tenure. Working Cars With Battle Scars Most of the cars aren’t polished museum pieces. They’re engineering prototypes and development mules, working test vehicles built by engineers still trying to push Saab’s ideas forward long after the original company disappeared. One additional vehicle in the sale is a Hengchi 5 electric SUV tied to Evergrande’s automotive ambitions. The auctions take place from May 21-30 through Swedish auction house Klaravik, with no reserve pricing attached to any of the lots. Enthusiasts will also have the chance to tour the Trollhättan factory before bidding closes later that month. You can check out the listings for the eight cars here. The Trollhättan site itself carries enormous historical significance. Saab opened the factory in 1947, and for decades it produced some of the automotive world’s smartest, quirkiest cars, like the 900 Turbo. Now, 15 years after GM offloaded it, leading to a decade-long death spiral, the final leftovers are heading out the door.