Scania: Heavy Equipment for Today and the Next Generations

Scania is a global manufacturer and seller of trucks, buses and other heavy automobiles. It operates in more than 100 countries worldwide and its manufacturing facilities are located in Latin America and Europe. The company also provides financial services to other industries.

Scania has close to 37,500 workers, 16,000 of which are doing the selling and support services through Scania’s worldwide subsidiaries. Approximately 12,400 of these workers are doing the selling and administrative support services, the rest of the workers are doing research and development in the facility located at Södertälje. Also located in Södertälje is Scania’s purchasing department, which is also supported by the procurement offices located in Russia, China, the US, the Czech Republic and Poland.

Since its founding in 1891, Scania, by far, has produced and delivered over 1.4 million units of trucks, buses and other heavy automobiles. After more than 100 years, Scania is known today as a world leader in the industry. Its success in this industry has allowed the company to enter the business of producing industrial and marine engines. In spite of the attractive business surrounding this industry, Scania has focused its resources in the production of heavy transport.

Through all the worldwide economic regression the company has struggled with, Scania has shown good resolve as evidenced by its earnings. For over 70 years, Scania has been reporting profit each year.

The years ahead are uncertain but the innovators, inventors, managers and workers who have worked with Scania for the past century has placed the company in a position that would enable it to stand the test of time.

The technologies of the 21^st century have brought enormous changes in the truck and bus driver of the past. Scania and its products are there to make all truck and bus drivers of today make maneuvering heavy automobiles easy and convenient.