the h-engine ended production with the 1st generation saab 9-5 in 2009 when the intellectual property was transferred to baic. starting in 2003 with the 9-3 sport sedan, saab began utilizing the l850 engine ecotec. beginning in 2010 with the 2nd generation 9-5, all saabs utilized the ecotec. there were some technologies carried over into the ecotec line from the saab h-engine, but for the most part there is very little similarity between the two engine families. saab continued to use its trionic engine management system with the ecotec.