Koenigsegg Cars Photos, pictures, images and Wallpapers: Koenigsegg CC GT Race Car, Koenigsegg CCXR Special Edition, Koenigsegg CC85 and Koenigsegg CCR. Koenigsegg Automotive is a Swedish manufacturer of high-performance cars based in Margretetorp, just outside the town of Ängelholm.
A Koenigsegg CC prototype was first publicised in 1997, while the production prototype was finally unveiled at the 2000 Paris Motor Show. The first customer took delivery of a red CC 8S 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.
Initially, Koenigsegg Automotive was based in Olofström. However, on February 22, 2003, one of the production facilities caught fire and burned to the ground. The fire was extinguished with help from 40 firefighters from various different fire departments (Ängelholm, Hjärnarp, Strövelstorp, Bjuv and Helsingborg), villagers from Margretetorp, and passers-by. Approximately 15 Koenigsegg cars, body parts, machines and engines were saved before the fire grew out of control. The cause of the fire was determined to be a short-circuit in the company kitchen dishwasher, which then spread to the roof, which was insulated with hay. On that same day, the Koenigsegg cars took refuge at the nearby former Swedish Airforce Base, near Ängelholm. After a few days, the decision was made by von Koenigsegg that they would stay within the former wing to rise from the ashes.[citation needed]
The Koenigsegg badge was designed in 1993 by Jacob Låftman, based on the shield 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 German-based Holy Roman Empire.
