A griffin appears in the crowned griffin emblem once used by Saab.
The griffin was inherited from the emblem of Scania, the Swedish region and company associated with Saab’s industrial history. Scania’s heraldic badge featured a red griffin head wearing a crown. Saab and Scania merged in 1969, and the combined Saab-Scania identity used the crowned griffin in its branding.
The creature is mythical: it traditionally combines the body of a lion with the head and wings of an eagle. On Saab’s badge, viewers usually see only the crowned head rather than a full winged animal. Its use connected the automobile maker with Swedish regional heraldry and with Scania’s truck and industrial heritage.
Saab later used a wordmark without the griffin after the automobile company separated from Scania. This means the crowned griffin is strongly associated with historic Saab automobiles, but it is not the current emblem of an active Saab passenger-car range.