Editing Koenigsegg (section)

==Company==

The company was founded in 1994 in Sweden by [[Christian von Koenigsegg]], with the intention of producing a "world-class" sports car. Many years of development and testing led to the [[Koenigsegg CC8S|CC8S]], the company's first street-legal production car, which was introduced in 2002.<ref name="Top Gear 2018">{{cite web | title=Here's a very brief history of Koenigsegg's hypercars | website=Top Gear | date=5 April 2018 | url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/here-is-every-single-important-koenigsegg-top-gears-guide-to-koenigsegg | access-date=9 May 2023 | archive-date=9 May 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230509090916/https://www.topgear.com/car-news/supercars/here-is-every-single-important-koenigsegg-top-gears-guide-to-koenigsegg | url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2006, Koenigsegg began production of the [[Koenigsegg CCX|CCX]], which uses an engine created in-house specifically for the car. The goal was to develop a car homologated for use worldwide, particularly the United States whose strict regulations did not allow the import of earlier Koenigsegg models.<ref name="Top Gear 2018"/>

In March 2009, the CCXR was listed by ''[[Forbes]]'' as one of "the world's most beautiful cars".<ref name="Forbes1">{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/most-beautiful-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-collector-cars_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=15000 |title=World's Most Beautiful Cars |last=Elliott |first=Hannah |work=[[Forbes]] |date=26 March 2009 |access-date=27 February 2014 |archive-date=10 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171110062449/https://www.forbes.com/2009/03/26/most-beautiful-cars-lifestyle-vehicles-collector-cars_slide_7.html?thisSpeed=15000 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In December 2010, the [[Koenigsegg Agera|Agera]] won the [[BBC]] Top Gear Hypercar of the Year Award.<ref>{{Cite press release |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2010/12_december/tg_magazine_awards.shtml |title=BBC – Press Office – Citroen DS3 is top car in TopGear Magazine Awards 2010 |publisher=BBC |language=en-GB |access-date=22 December 2018 |archive-date=23 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181223004512/http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/bbcworldwide/worldwidestories/pressreleases/2010/12_december/tg_magazine_awards.shtml |url-status=live }}</ref>

Apart from developing, manufacturing and selling the Koenigsegg line of sports cars, Koenigsegg is also involved in "green technology" development programmes beginning with the [[Koenigsegg CCX#CCXR|CCXR]] ("Flower Power") [[Flexible-fuel vehicle|flex-fuel]] sports car and continuing through the present with the [[Koenigsegg Jesko|Jesko]]. Koenigsegg is also active in development programs of plug-in electric cars' systems and next-generation [[reciprocating engine]] technologies. Koenigsegg has also developed a [[camless piston engine]] which found its first application in the [[Koenigsegg Gemera|Gemera]], which was introduced in 2020.<ref>{{cite magazine |url=http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/videos/a31223/how-camless-engine-works/ |title=Here's How the Camless Engine of the Future Works |first=Collin |last=Woodard |magazine=[[Car & Driver]] |date=19 October 2016 |access-date=23 February 2017 |archive-date=17 February 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170217143004/http://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/car-technology/videos/a31223/how-camless-engine-works/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Koenigsegg develops and produces most of the main systems, subsystems and components needed for its cars in-house instead of relying on subcontractors.<ref name=Nordic9>{{cite web |url=http://nordic9.com/companies/koenigsegg-company6459843067/ |title=Koenigsegg (company) |publisher=Nordic 9 |access-date=27 June 2017 |archive-date=23 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170923013519/http://nordic9.com/companies/koenigsegg-company6459843067/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

In January 2019, Koenigsegg sold a 20% stake in the company to Swedish electric car manufacturer (Egstrand & Lundgren), [[National Electric Vehicle Sweden| National Electric Vehicle Sweden (NEVS)]], for {{USD|171 million}}.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a26077369/koenigsegg-sells-stake-to-nevs-evergrande-group/ |title=Koenigsegg Sells a 20-Percent Stake to Company That Owns Saab's Assets |first=Máté |last=Petrány |work=Road and Track |location=US |date=29 January 2019 |access-date=17 March 2019 |archive-date=6 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190306174904/https://www.roadandtrack.com/new-cars/a26077369/koenigsegg-sells-stake-to-nevs-evergrande-group/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

Koenigsegg has since then bought the stake back from NEVS in 2021 and owns 100% of the company again.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://news.cision.com/koenigsegg/r/koenigsegg-regains-full-ownership-over-the-gemera-production-company,c3410297 |title=Koenigsegg regains full ownership over the Gemera production company |website=News Cision |access-date=24 November 2022 |archive-date=24 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221124153858/https://news.cision.com/koenigsegg/r/koenigsegg-regains-full-ownership-over-the-gemera-production-company,c3410297 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In mid-2023, Koenigsegg inaugurated a new factory, engineering and R&D facilities and a showroom in Ängelholm.<ref>{{cite web | last=Wagner | first=Stefan | title=Koenigsegg-Werk: Mega-Ausbau mit Rennstrecke für Kunden | website=Motor1.com | date=7 February 2022 | url=https://de.motor1.com/news/565742/koenigsegg-werk-angelholm-ausbau-rennstrecke/ | language=de | access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=I dag öppnar Koenigsegg sin nya fabrik | website=Teknikens Värld | date=7 July 2023 | url=https://teknikensvarld.expressen.se/nyheter/bilbranschen/i-dag-oppnar-koenigsegg-sin-nya-fabrik/ | language=sv | access-date=14 January 2024}}</ref>