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.