# Saab opens second Gripen fuselage production line in Brazil

Saab inaugurated a second production line for Gripen rear fuselages in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil, doubling capacity to 16 units per year and consolidating the Brazilian plant as a global supplier.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2025-09-01
- Where: São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil
- Starts operating: Sep 2025
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 16 units per year
- Products: Gripen rear fuselages
- Sectors: [Aerospace Components](https://endata.com/sectors/aerospace-components.md)

## Companies

- [Saab AB](https://endata.com/companies/9708.md)

## Sources

- [bloomberglinea.com.br](https://www.bloomberglinea.com.br/negocios/brasil-se-tornou-hub-estrategico-em-aviacao-de-defesa-diz-presidente-da-saab-no-pais/), 2025-10-16: "A Saab Brasil anunciou em setembro que inaugurou sua segunda linha de produção de fuselagens traseiras do caça Gripen em São Bernardo do Campo, na Grande São Paulo, dobrando a capacidade para até 16 unidades por ano."

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