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Leading UK companies repeat order for 1,000 Scania trucks

2/7/2012 7:00 AM EST - Scania

Eddie Stobart and A. W. Jenkinson Forest Products have once again signed a joint-procurement agreement with Scania in the UK for the supply of 1,000 trucks. As such, the deal mirrors the order placed by the two operators in 2010, which at the time represented Scania's largest ever supply agreement in the UK.
Scheduled for delivery between March 2012 and December 2013, approximately 300 units will enter service...

Scania Year-end Report, January – December 2011

2/1/2012 3:30 AM EST - Scania

Scania’s earnings for the full year amounted to SEK 12,398 m. Higher vehicle and service volume was offset by a significantly stronger Swedish krona, a higher cost level and a changed market mix.

Summary of the full year 2011

· Operating income fell to SEK 12,398 m. (12,746), and earnings per share rose to SEK 11.78 (11.38)
· Net sales increased by 12 percent to SEK 87,686 m. (78,168)
· The Board of Directors...

Scania invests in India

1/31/2012 1:30 AM EST - Scania

Scania is planning to invest about SEK 200 million in an industrial facility in Bangalore during the coming year. The Scania Regional Product Centre, India will also be the centre of the company’s commercial operations in the country. Scania’s ambition is to sell about 2,000 trucks, 1,000 buses and 1,500 engines per year in the Indian market within the next five years.

Scania will lower production rate due to slowing demand

12/20/2011 8:00 AM EST - Scania

Scania foresees a continued slowdown in demand in various markets and, starting in January, will lower the production rate at its units in Europe and Latin America. This adjustment will be handled within the terms of existing flexibility agreements at the company.
Economic worries in Europe and the world have made customers more hesitant about investing in new products. In November 2011, Scania cut back its...

Scania’s quest for the best truck drivers begins now

12/7/2011 8:00 AM EST - Scania

This week marks the launch of the 2012 Scania Driver Competitions. More than 55,000 drivers from across 39 countries are expected to compete to be declared the best truck drivers, and with the new online registration process, qualifying is just a few clicks away.
Initiated in 2003, the Scania Driver Competitions were originally held in Europe. They have since spread out globally, evolving into challenging...

Scania reduces climate impact using GPS technology

12/2/2011 3:00 AM EST - Scania

Scania has developed a cruise control system that uses GPS to determine a vehicle’s position and to predict the topography of the road ahead. The cruising speed is adjusted before entering an ascent or descent, helping the driver make the most of every drop of fuel. The system can deliver a fuel saving of up to 3 percent when driving on undulating stretches of road.
The new system – Scania Active Prediction –...

Environmental focus gives Scania market leadership

11/25/2011 4:00 AM EST - Scania

A major order for 121 biofuel buses from Nobina strengthens Scania’s leading position as a supplier of vehicles that can be run on the renewable fuels available today. “The fact that Scania can deliver reliable and cost effective buses that have engines with well-tried technology for running on gas, biodiesel and bioethanol. As a result, Scania is now easily the largest make in the Swedish bus market,” says Leif...

Scania strengthening its presence in Colombia by delivering 295 city buses for B...

11/11/2011 6:00 AM EST - Scania

Scania has received an order for 295 bus chassis from the Colombian cooperative Coobus, one of the operators responsible for the public transport system in Bogotá. The buses will be delivered during 2012 and 2013 and will be put into service on new routes in the capital city’s TransMilenio bus transport system, which is widely recognised for its efficiency.
Bogotá has one of the world’s most highly developed...

Members of Nomination Committee of Scania AB appointed

11/4/2011 10:02 AM EST - Scania

In 2011 the Annual General Meeting decided that Scania shall have a Nomination Committee consisting of the Vice chairman of the Board of Directors and three to four additional members.

According to the decision of the Annual General Meeting, the following representatives have been appointed to the Nomination Committee of the company:

· Jochem Heizmann – Vice Chairman of Scania AB
· Gudrun Letzel, representing...

Scania and Royal Institute of Technology expand cooperation to secure the future...

11/2/2011 3:30 AM EST - Scania

Scania and the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) in Stockholm are investing in increased cooperation between academia and industry. Deeper cooperation will strengthen KTH’s research and education as well as Scania’s future supply of employees with advanced expertise.
Provision of expertise is increasingly becoming a core issue for the business community, while academia sees the need to strengthen its external...

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