Deliveries, number of trucks
Deliveries of Scania trucks during the period January through August 1998 increased by 10 percent.
Deliveries, number of trucks
Jan-Aug 1998
Jan-Aug 1997
Change %
- Western Europé
19,527
15,598
25
- Central and Eastern Europe
1,546
947
63
- Latin America
5,188
6,276
-17
- Asia
902
2,194
-59
- Other markets
1,052
534
97
Total
28,215
25,549
10
2,680 (2,975) buses and 1,722 (1,909) industrial and marine engines were delivered during the period.
The West European order intake is stable. The market activity in the Far East remains low.
The situation in Latin America is uncertain, in particular regarding the development of the Brazilian market during the next half year. Production rates at Scania’s Latin American factories are now being adapted to lower demand. Vehicle deliveries this year in Latin America are today estimated to be in the range of 15-20 percent lower than last year.
For further information, please contact:
Louise Jarn Melander, Communications and Public Affairs
Tel +46 8 5538 1212, mobile +46 70 607 60 30
Magnus Hahn, " "
Tel +46 8 5538 3510, mobile +46 70 551 79 03
Oscar Stjerngren, Investor Relations
Tel +46 8 5538 3657, mobile +46 70 598 36 58
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 23,800 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 1997, turnover totalled SEK 39,700 million and income after financial items SEK 2,800 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and approximately 95% of total production is sold outside Sweden.