At Scania, environmental issues have been important since the mid 1970s. Since then, Scania has continuously worked to reduce the environmental impact from not only its own operations but also from the trucks, buses and engines that the company manufactures.
Scania is investing about SEK 1.5 billion in order to boost production capacity from 100,000 to 120,000 vehicles per year. This is the first step towards a technical capacity of 150,000 vehicles per year by the next peak in demand, says Anders Nielsen, Head of Production and Logistics.
When Scania began exporting trucks in 1910, the first vehicle went to St. Petersburg, Russia. Scania will celebrate its 100th anniversary in Russia today by inaugurating an industrial facility in St. Petersburg for assembling and bodyworking trucks for the Russian market.
A global product range, increased outsourcing and continuous improvements have together resulted in a significantly more flexible, efficient Scania. But due to weaker economic conditions, especially in Europe, Scania now has to tighten up its operations.
