Its parent company, Saab AB, focused on aerospace and defense solutions for its home nation of Sweden. Saab vehicles became well-known for their aeronautical designs, which usually showed themselves as curvy and sleek silhouettes. While Saab's sales were decent, it was spending so much money during the development phase that it was struggling to turn a profit. Having been told to base it heavily on the Vectra, Saab instead felt it could improve upon much of the model. Automakers were hit particularly hard by the crash, GM included.