Scania makes biggest deal ever in The Netherlands

12/27/2002 3:45 AM EST

Scania's Dutch distributor Beers Bedrijfsauto b.v. has signed a
contract for delivery of a total of 560 tractor units during 2003 to
Vos Logistics, which is one of Europe's largest haulage companies.

Repair and maintenance contracts have been signed for all of the trucks.

The agreement with Vos Logistics is Beers' ever biggest single order.
The majority of the trucks are two-axle tractor units with big sleeper
cab
fitted with Scania's 420 hp 12-litre engine (Scania R124 Topline).

For further information, please contact:

Hans-Åke Danielsson, Business Communications, tel. +46 8 55385662

Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses
for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines.
With 28,300 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin
America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector.
In 2001, turnover totalled SEK 53,000 million and the result after
financial items was SEK 1,500 million. Scania products are marketed in
about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles
are sold outside Sweden.

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