1,000,000 vehicles in 100 years
Earlier this year Scania manufactured its 800,000th vehicle since the company was founded in 1891. This figure comprises 89 percent trucks and 11 percent buses. At the current level of production, the figure could reach one million by the turn of the century. Approximately half the vehicles produced are still in day-to-day operation.
Whereas the first 100,000 vehicles took 75 years to produce, Scania has manufactured more than 200,000 trucks and buses during this decade alone. The 3-series is Scania's major product so far, accounting for close to 300,000 vehicles since the start of production in 1988.
In steps of 100,000 vehicles, production has developed as follows:
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• 1966 100,000
• 1974 200,000
• 1979 300,000
• 1983 400,000
• 1987 500,000
• 1990 600,000
• 1993 700,000
• 1996 800,000
Production milestones
Employees
Production
1946
Post-war range, start of modularisation
1,5
1,034
1949
First 'juggernaughts' (Swedish-type long-haul combina-tion)
2,1
1,609
1954
L51/71 models (4- and 6-cylinder modular engines)
2,3
3,617
1958
Modularisation: L/LS/LT55/65/75 range (7- and 10-litre engines)
3,7
4,697
1962
L/LS/LT56/66/76 range (engines up-rated to 8 and 11 li-tres)
5,9
7,276
Own factory opened in São Paulo, Brazil (contracted pro-duc-
tion since 1957)
1964
LB76 range in series production (first forward-control)
10,3
8,463
Chassis/cab assembly started in Zwolle/Meppel, Holland
1966
Own cab production started in Oskarshamn, Sweden
9,5
11,452
100,000 vehicles produced
1968
L/LS/LT80-85/110 range (bonneted, carry-over)
8,8
8,903
LB/LBS/LBT80/110 range (forward-control, new design)
Bus production moved from Södertälje to Katrineholm, Swe-den
Frame production started in Luleå, Sweden
1969
LB/LBS/LBT140 (forward-control range with 14-litre V8)
9,5
12,198
Foundry started in Sibbhult, Sweden
1972
L/LS/LT140-145 launched (bonneted 14-litre range)
12,5
14,579
1974
81-86-111 series launched (new interior, more power)
15
18,057
200,000 vehicles produced
1975
Axle and propshaft production started in Falun, Sweden
16
19,365
1976
141-146 series launched ('low-rev philosophy')
18,3
20,796
Production unit opened in Tucumán, Argentina
1979
300,000 vehicles produced
1980
GPRT82/112/142 range launched
21,1
27,675
1983
400,000 vehicles produced
1984
92-series launched (new 9-litre engine)
20,2
24,191
1987
500,000 vehicles produced
1988
GPRT93/113/143 range (3-series) launched
24
31,844
Start of development of 4-series
1990
600,000 vehicles produced
1991
Scania centenary celebrations
22
31,902
Streamline, turbocompound engine, new gearboxes launched
1992
Production unit opened in Angers, France
19
28,57
1993
700,000 vehicles produced
1994
Truck and bus assembly started in Slupsk, Poland
20
34,719
Busmaker DAB-Silkeborg in Denmark acquired by Scania
1995
Assembly unit opened in San Luis Potosí, Mexico
22
46,296
4-series truck generation launched in Europe
New 12-litre engine platform
1996
Scania re-introduced on the stock exchange
Remaining 4-series trucks launched in Europe
Safety milestone: EBS + disc brakes, belt tensioners + airbag
First models launched of a new bus generation
800,000 vehicles produced
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Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 22,000 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 1995, turnover totalled approx. SEK 34,800 million and profits after depreciation approx. SEK 4,800 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and approximately 95% of total production is sold outside Sweden. Bus manufacture takes place in Sweden, Brazil, Denmark and Poland.