in 1972 saab brought production of the engine in-house to their scania division at a facility in sodertalje. an uncorroborated letter to the editor references a saab press release of july 1970 that indicates that this was planned from the outset. saab then embarked on a redesign of the engine that resulted in the saab b engine. displacement increased to 2.0 l, but the bore diameter was smaller than the corresponding 2.0 l triumph version.