. for the former small german state see k nigsegg . not to be confused with koenig specials . koenigsegg automotive ab type aktiebolag industry automotive founded 1994 ; 22 years ago 1994 1 founder christian von koenigsegg headquarters ngelholm scania sweden key people christian von koenigsegg ceo products supercar profit us 580 000 2 210 000 per car owner christian von koenigsegg website koenigsegg.com koenigsegg automotive ab k n s ; swedish pronunciation k n s listen is a swedish manufacturer of high performance sports cars based in ngelholm sk ne county sweden . contents 1 company 2 history 2.1 prototypes and production 2.2 attempted purchase of saab 3 models 3.1 list of models 4 records 5 awards 6 references 7 external links company edit koenigsegg ccx the company was founded in 1994 in sweden by christian von koenigsegg with the intention of producing a world class supercar . many years of development and prototyping led to the company s first street legal production car delivery in 2002 . in 2006 koenigsegg began production of the ccx which uses an engine created in house especially for that vehicle . the ccx is street legal in most countries including the us . in march 2009 the koenigsegg ccxr was chosen by forbes to be one of the most beautiful cars in history . 2 in december 2010 the koenigsegg agera won the bbc top gear hypercar of the year award . apart from developing manufacturing and selling the koenigsegg line of supercars koenigsegg is also involved in green technology development programmes beginning with the ccxr flower power flexfuel supercar and continuing through the present with the agera r. koenigsegg is also active in development programs of plug in electric cars systems and next generation reciprocating engine technologies . koenigsegg also is working on a camless engine for the regera . citation needed koenigsegg develops and produces most of the main systems subsystems and components needed for their cars in house instead of relying on subcontractors . at the end of 2015 koenigsegg had 97 employees in total with an engineering department of 25 engineers led by christian von koenigsegg himself . history edit prototypes and production edit koenigsegg agera debut at geneva auto show 2011 the initial design of the koenigsegg cc was drawn by christian von koenigsegg . he then took his sketches to industrial designer david crafoord in order for him to realise the sketches as a 1 5 scale model . david then laid his personal touch to the design brief and finished the model . this model was later scaled up in order to create the base plug for the initial koenigsegg prototype that was finished in 1996 . during the next years the prototype went through extensive testing and several new prototypes were built . christian von koenigsegg got the idea to build his own car after watching the norwegian stop motion animated movie pinchcliffe grand prix in his youth . 3 he took his first steps in the world of business in his early 20s running a trading company called alpraaz in stockholm sweden . alpraaz exported food from europe to the developing world . the success of this venture gave von koenigsegg the necessary financial standing to launch his chosen career as a car manufacturer . initially koenigsegg automotive was based in olofstr m. in 1997 the company needed larger facilities and moved to a farm just outside ngelholm . however on 22 february 2003 one of the production facilities caught fire and was badly damaged . from 2003 and on koenigsegg has converted two large fighter jet hangars and an office building into a car factory . since the factory is located on the still active ngelholm airport clients can arrive by private jet next to the factory . koenigsegg controls and uses the former military runway for shakedown runs of production cars and high speed testing . the koenigsegg badge was designed in 1994 by jacob l ftman based on the heraldic coat of arms of the koenigsegg family . the shield has been the family s coat of arms since the 12th century when a family member was knighted by the germany based holy roman empire . attempted purchase of saab edit on june 12 2009 the media reported that koenigsegg group consisting of koenigsegg automotive ab christian von koenigsegg b rd eker and a group of investors led by mark bishop had signed a letter of intent with saab to take over the brand from general motors . general motors confirmed on june 16 that they had chosen koenigsegg group as the buyer of saab automobile . 4 the deal set to close 30 september 2009 included us 600 million in financing from the european investment bank guaranteed by the swedish government . by comparison in 2008 koenigsegg with its staff of 45 produced 18 cars at an average price of us 1 million each ; saab employed 3 400 workers and made more than 93 000 cars . 5 general motors announced on august 18 that the deal had been signed although certain financing details remained to be completed . on september 9 2009 koenigsegg announced that baic was going to join as a minority stakeholder in koenigsegg . 6 in november 2009 koenigsegg decided not to finalise the purchase of saab and therefore left the negotiations . the timing uncertainty of finalization of the take over was the reason koenigsegg stated for leaving the deal . 7 models edit koenigsegg ccgt a koenigsegg cc prototype was first publicised in 1996 while the full carbon fibre production prototype was finally unveiled at the 2000 paris motor show . the first customer took delivery of a red cc8s in 2002 at the geneva auto show and four more cars were built that year . koenigsegg was established in asia later that year with a premiere at the seoul auto show . in 2004 the new ccr was unveiled at the geneva auto show ; only 14 were made . in 2006 koenigsegg introduced the ccx a new model that was created in order to meet worldwide regulations for road use . this meant the cars had to go through extensive development in order to reach the latest and most stringent safety and emission standards that the world s authorities demanded ; koenigsegg had to for example develop their own engines and other related technologies . furthermore koenigsegg is the only supercar and low volume manufacturer to pass the new european pedestrian impact tests . just after koenigsegg passed this test the test requirement was deemed too complicated for low volume manufacturers to cope with . so it is now unnecessary to meet these regulations if the production volume of a given model is less than 10 000 cars annually . in 2007 koenigsegg premiered the ccxr a biofuel flexfuel version of the ccx . the car features a modified engine fuel system and engine management system that enables the car to run on regular gas or ethanol and in any mixture between these two fuels . ethanol has a higher octane rating compared to regular fuel and has an internal cooling effect on the combustion chamber which allows increased performance . in 2009 koenigsegg released information about a special edition car called the trevita of which three were planned to be made but only two were finished due to technical problems . the trevita which translates into english as three whites has a body made entirely of koenigsegg s proprietary material consisting of diamond coated carbon fibre . the trevita is based on the ccxr and therefore produces 1 018 hp 759 kw when running on biofuel . 8 sound of koenigsegg agera the koenigsegg agera at goodwood festival of speed 2010 problems playing this file see media help . in 2010 koenigsegg released information at the 2010 geneva motor show on a new model called the agera which translates into english as take action act . the agera features a koenigsegg developed 5.0 litre variable geometry twin turbo v8 engine capable of 910 hp 679 kw coupled to a newly developed 7 speed gearbox . the agera s design follows a clear lineage from the previous koenigsegg supercars but adds many special new features such as a wider front track new styling and aero features and a new interior ; including a new lighting technique they call ghost light which consists of microscopic holes to hide the interior lighting until it is turned on which then shines through what appears to be solid aluminium . the agera has been in production since late 2010 . 9 10 at the 2015 geneva motor show koenigsegg presented a new car named the regera which translates into english as to reign or rule . the regera uses the koenigsegg direct drive kdd transmission . below 48 km h 30 mph motive power is by two electric motors on the rear wheels and the internal combustion engine ice is disconnected . above 48 km h 30 mph the ice is connected by a fixed ratio transmission with no gearbox torque vectoring by the previously mentioned electric motors and boosted by a third electric motor attached to the driveshaft . koenigsegg initially based its custom engine builds on a v8 engine block from ford racing . these engines powered the initial run of cc monikered cars . the block for the 4800cc v8 in the ccx competition coupe ten to celebrate ten years of the company was cast for koenigsegg by grainger & worrall of the uk who also casts the block for the agera r s 5.0 litre engine 11 list of models edit koenigsegg cc 1996 1 prototype 12 koenigsegg cc8s 2002 2004 6 units 2 right hand drive 0 100 km h 0 62 mph under 3.5 sec . top speed 387 km h 240 mph 13 koenigsegg ccr 2004 2006 14 units 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 3.2 sec . top speed 390 km h 242 mph 14 koenigsegg ccgt 2007 1 unit created for the sole purpose of competing in the fia gt1 15 koenigsegg ccx 2006 2010 29 units 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 3.2 sec . top speed 390 km h 245 mph 16 17 koenigsegg ccxr 2007 10 8 units 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 3.1 sec . top speed 400 km h 250 mph 18 koenigsegg ccxr special edition 2007 2 units 19 koenigsegg ccx edition 2008 2 units 20 koenigsegg ccxr edition 2008 4 units 21 koenigsegg quant 2009 solar concept 22 koenigsegg trevita 2009 10 2 units 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 2.9 sec top speed 410 km h 254 mph 23 koenigsegg agera 2010 2013 7 units 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 3.0 sec . top speed 424 km h 260mph 24 koenigsegg agera r 2011 2014 18 units 0 100 km h 62 mph 2.8 sec 0 200 km h 124 mph 7.8 sec . top speed 430km h 267mph 25 koenigsegg agera s 2012 2014 5 units 2013 present 0 100 km h 62 mph 2.9 sec 200 km h 124 mph 7.9 sec . top speed 430km h 267 mph 26 koenigsegg one 1 2014 6 units 1 prototype 0 400 km h 248 mph 20 sec . top speed 440km h 274 mph 27 28 29 koenigsegg agera rs 2015 present 25 units planned 3 agera rsr for japanese market included 30 koenigsegg regera 2015 present 80 units planned 0 100 km h 0 62 mph 2.5 sec . top speed 397 km h 246 mph 31 koenigsegg agera final 2016 2017 3 units 32 33 records edit koenigsegg ccr at broughtons berkshire uk on 28 february 2005 at 12 8 h local time in nard italy the ccr broke the guinness record for the fastest production car in the world having attained 241.63 mph 388.87 km