A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

SAAB

Tue, 22 Oct '24
Swedish company that makes submarines (but no longer cars)
Fri, 6 Sep '24
Jerry's car of choice on "Seinfeld"
Mon, 1 Jul '24
Onetime rival of Volvo
Thu, 3 Aug '23
Seinfeld's car on "Seinfeld"
Sat, 28 May '22
Onetime subsidiary of G.M.
Sun, 13 Feb '22
9-5 automaker, once
Sun, 16 Jan '22
___ story (tale of a car company's bankruptcy?)
Wed, 8 Dec '21
Automaker that went bankrupt in 2011
Thu, 7 Oct '21
Onetime Scandinavian export
Sun, 16 May '21
Longtime Swedish automaker
Mon, 22 Mar '21
Bygone Swedish auto