Scania East Africa Officially Opens Its Sales and Service Centre and Launches the Scania Marcopolo Bus and Euro 4 Truck Range

Also speaking during the event, H.E. Ambassador Caroline Vicini, the Swedish Ambassador to Kenya, supported the investment of the company in assuring the market that Scania is here to stay, and that when customers purchase trucks and buses from the company, they will benefit from the service offering at the new facility. “This investment is also a commitment by the company for its employees, because they have a top notch working environment that will help them perform well and be very productive,” the Ambassador stated.

The Ambassador also highlighted her support for Swedish owned companies in Kenya, and in promoting the strength of Swedish engineered trucks and buses, and Kenya benefiting from the country’s history and expertise in the automotive industry in improving transportation which Scania is interested in supporting the Kenyan government with.

In supporting Scania as one of the businesses in the Machakos County, Honourable Sharon Mutua, County Executive Committee Member for Trade, Industry, Tourism and Innovation, at the County Government of Machakos, represented H.E. Wavinya Ndeti, the Governor of Machakos County during the event, and shared the Governor’s agenda through her administration of creating an enabling environment for businesses in the county to successfully operate and thrive. “My department is continually engaging with industries and investors by working with associations such as the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM), and such close collaborations have greatly improved the industrial investment across the county,” Hon. Mutua shared during her address. 

At the culmination of the event, the company celebrated the launch of its Euro 4 truck range in line with the new legislation taking effect from 1st January 2023 prohibiting the selling of heavy commercial vehicles with engine ratings less than Euro 4. “Euro 4 is not new to Scania, and we have been ready as a business for Euro 4 for more than ten years, and I personally was hoping for Euro 5 legislation straightaway. However, I am happy and appreciate that the country is adopting Euro 4 legislation, and we are ready to offer these products,” cited Lars Eklund. This is a step which the company applauds the government in taking because at Scania, driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system that is better for business, society and the environment is its vision.

Also launched during the event was the Scania Marcopolo bus, a premium luxury bus with a seating capacity for 50 passengers, which has been built on the Scania F360 6x2 bus chassis, with the body being supplied by Marcopolo, a body builder based in Brazil, who will be supplying the body parts of the bus, which will thereafter see the bus assembled at AVA (Associated Vehicle Assemblers) in Mombasa, Kenya.

Find out more about the Euro 4 truck range on our digital showroom here