Our strategic framework
Scania’s purpose is to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system, creating a world of mobility that is better for business, society and the environment. Our strategy ensures we deliver on our purpose and create value for our stakeholders in a changing world.
A strategy to drive the shift
Our strategic framework connects our actions today with our ambitions for tomorrow, ensuring that everything we do supports our purpose to drive the shift towards a sustainable transport system.
Scania is driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. This overarching purpose guides all our actions and decisions every day.
Our long-term aspirations. Our corporate objectives give everyone in our company a shared view of where we are going, and the kind of company we want to be.
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Our scenario tested strategy is robust and flexible enough to ensure we succeed, no matter what the long-term future holds.
Sets out our direction of the company in the mid-term. It covers our strategy for the transport ecosystem, our business areas and our industrial and commercial presence.
Set out the most important things we need to achieve in the mid-term horizon to meet our long-term objectives and fulfil our purpose.
What we need to focus on doing this year to ensure we’re moving in the right direction.
Our foundation consists of three core elements that have kept us profitable throughout our history.
Scania´s business model
Our business model links Scania value with customer value. At Scania, we measure our success not only by profit, but by the value we generate for customers. This means that everything we do is sharply focused on helping our customers achieve their goals – no matter how those goals evolve in the future.
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Modularisation
Modularisation has always been part of Scania’s DNA. It is an efficient way of working that ensures our solutions are endlessly adaptable and always relevant. By building products, services, and operations from a kit of modular, compatible parts, we can rapidly develop solutions tailored to the evolving needs of different customers and markets. The transport industry is changing fast – but thanks to our modular system, we can adapt and innovate just as quickly.
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The Scania Way
The Scania Way is our commitment to continuous improvement through people engagement, enhancing business value today and for the future. It embodies our core values: Customer first, Respect, Team spirit, Responsibility and Elimination of waste. The Scania Way is deeply ingrained in our business – and in a changing world, it gives us a firm anchor, ensuring we continue to act in a way that’s true to our roots and always recognisable as Scania.
Corporate objectives
We have translated our purpose into a set of high level objectives that are actionable and tangible for everyone across the business in the long-term horizon.
Our actions leave a better tomorrow for people and planet
We have the most satisfied, sustainable and profitable customers
We innovate, invest and scale into a highly transformative environment
We continuously improve our flows, in small and big steps
We are the best performing company in our industry
Employees and partners are proud to be part of the Scania family