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.