Koenigsegg Automotive

Koenigsegg Automotive AB
legal form	Aktiebolag
founding	1994
Seat	Ängelholm Sweden
Number of employees	a little over 100 (as of 2016)
Branch	Motor vehicle manufacturer
Website	www.koenigsegg.com

Koenigsegg Automotive AB is a vehicle manufacturer from Sweden .

history

The Koenigsegg company was founded in 1994 by Christian von Koenigsegg in Ängelholm , Sweden . Series production began in 2000 .

The project to manufacture a super sports car in Sweden was supported in the development phase by Saab and Volvo, among others, as well as many supplier companies . Christian von Koenigsegg's goal was to bring a vehicle onto the market as a “pure driving machine”, as he called it. Low weight, high engine power and the use of high-quality materials were important points.

On June 16, 2009 Koenigsegg reached an agreement with the American automobile manufacturer General Motors to buy its insolvent Swedish subsidiary Saab . The companies involved had applied for financial support of 450 million euros from the European Investment Bank , which was to be secured by the Swedish government . On November 24, 2009, however, Koenigsegg surprisingly canceled his plans with Saab.

Products

Koenigsegg CCX

Koenigsegg Agera R.

Koenigsegg Jesko

The models brought onto the market so far are the Koenigsegg CC8S and the variants based on it CCR, CCX, CCXR and the racing version CCGT as well as the special edition CCXR Edition with only one model sold to Germany in 2010. The successor models Agera and Agera R. 2014 were released The One: 1 special model, limited to six, presented for the first time at the Geneva Motor Show. A year later, the Koenigsegg Regera , a plug-in hybrid with a combined output of 1.1 MW, and the Koenigsegg Agera RS, an extended racing version of the Koenigsegg Agera R, were presented.

At the Geneva Motor Show in March 2019, the company presented a new top model with the Koenigsegg Jesko .

On March 3, 2020, Koenigsegg presented the Gemera in Geneva , which the company calls the “Mega GT”. It is the manufacturer's first four-seater vehicle and is powered by three electric motors and a two-liter, three-cylinder gasoline engine as a plug-in hybrid .

In 2013 Koenigsegg introduced the free valve technology. It controls the valves using pneumatic-hydraulic-electric actuators. This allows the valves to be opened and closed variably (duration and stroke) and optimally adapted to the respective engine status. Dispensing with camshafts and toothed belts also means less friction, which enables the engine to perform more effectively with lower consumption.

Production facility

The vehicles are manufactured in Valhall Park, an industrial park near Ängelholm . A limited contingent of visits to the production facilities is offered on the homepage for US $ 30.