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Leo City Coach Chooses Scania New Bus Generation to Start New Business
28 Oct 2024 Leo City Coach, a new coach transportation and tour company in Singapore, has invested in two Scania New Bus Generation coaches as the first coaches in its new fleet. The handover ceremony for the new coaches took place this morning when Mr Wong Yew Hoong, Director of Leo City Coach, received the keys to the new coaches from Mr Benedict Chan, Area Sales Manager of Scania Southeast Asia. -
Leisure Frontier Group First to Own the Scania New Bus Generation Double-Decker Coach in Singapore
11 Oct 2024 Scania Singapore today handed over its first New Bus Generation in double-decker coach configuration to the Leisure Frontier Group. Mr Terence Ng, Managing Director of the Leisure Frontier Group, received the keys to the new coach from Mr Oscar Wyckman, Country Manager of Scania Singapore, at the Travel Malaysia 2024 Fair in Singapore. -
Ban Soon Huat Transport Trading Becomes the First in Singapore to Own a Scania Super Lorry Crane Combined with Largest PALFINGER Truck-Mounted Crane
20 Sep 2024 Scania, in partnership with Wong Fong Engineering, today delivered the first-ever Scania Super lorry crane in Singapore combined with the largest PALFINGER truck-mounted crane, to Ban Soon Huat Transport Trading. Mr Heng Bak Song, Director of Ban Soon Huat Transport Trading, officially received the keys to the new lorry crane from Mr Oscar Wyckman, Country Manager of Scania Singapore, at the PALFINGER APAC Owners Club luncheon, witnessed by 70 industry guests. -
KKKL Travel & Tours Takes Delivery of Two New Scania New Bus Generation Coaches to Keep Improving Sustainability
11 Sep 2024 Scania Singapore today handed over two Scania New Bus Generation coaches to KKKL Travel & Tours. Mr Yee Hon Ve, Executive Director of KKKL Travel & Tours, officially received the keys to the new coaches from Mr Oscar Wyckman, Country Manager of Scania Singapore, at the company’s group headquarters in Batu Pahat, Johor, Malaysia. -
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SCANIA DEPLOYS 509 SOLAR PANELS, BATTERY-ELECTRIC ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE VAN, AND CHARGING STATIONS, IN LINE WITH SGP2030
01 Dec 2023 SINGAPORE – Another notable milestone was achieved by Scania in becoming a leader in sustainable transport systems by deploying 509 solar panels at Scania Singapore’s Senoko sales and service centre. This also includes deploying a Battery-Electric Van for roadside assistance and charging stations for heavy commercial vehicles. -
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SCANIA COACHES AND BUSES - 20 NEW AND 20 OLD – SUPPORT WTS TRAVEL & TOURS’ LATEST ECO-TOURISM VENTURE AND BUSINESS EXPANSION
05 Nov 2023 WTS Travel & Tours, a local travel agency, yesterday announced 20 new Scania K-chassis coaches to support its business expansion. The handover for the fleet of coaches took place yesterday afternoon at the launch of The Bus Collective resort, the company’s latest eco-tourism venture. -
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SCANIA DELIVERS ITS FIRST-EVER BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRUCK FOR SINGAPORE’S LOGISTICS SECTOR
25 Apr 2023 Scania today delivered its first battery-electric truck for Singapore’s logistics sector. The truck – acquired by Jasico Express Services, a local transportation and freight-forwarding company – was officially handed over and launched at the premises of global logistics company, DB Schenker, this morning. -
JASICO EXPRESS SERVICES IS FIRST TO ACQUIRE THE SCANIA BATTERY ELECTRIC TRUCK FOR SINGAPORE’S LOGISTICS SECTOR
08 Feb 2023 Jasico Express Services, a local transportation and freight-forwarding company, today signed a sales agreement to acquire a Scania battery electric truck. The company would be the first to deploy the Scania battery electric truck in Singapore’s logistics sector. -
CELEBRATING SCANIA SINGAPORE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY BY ACCELERATING THE SHIFT TOWARDS A SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT SYSTEM
01 Jan 2023 Scania is a Swedish brand that started 132 years ago. The brand has been in Singapore since the early 1970’s. Then Scania Singapore Pte. Ltd. (SSG) was established in 2003, supporting the logistics, construction and public service sectors, commuting people and goods every day throughout the country. SSG today offers capabilities in sales, repair and maintenance, roadside assistance, parts, data-driven services such as fleet management systems and driver training and coaching. -
LEISURE FRONTIER IS FIRST IN SINGAPORE TO ACQUIRE THE SCANIA K320 COACH
02 Nov 2022 Scania Singapore, in partnership with RVS Allied Global, handed over the first K-series coach in the 320 hp engine configuration to local coach transportation company, Leisure Frontier. The handover ceremony for the Scania K320 IB 4x2 coach took place today in the presence of customers and partners. -
SCANIA TOP TEAM 2022-2023 CHALLENGES SERVICE TEAMS IN SINGAPORE ON KNOWLEDGE, TEAMWORK AND DISCIPLINE
13 Aug 2022 Scania Singapore concluded the national finals of the Scania Top Team over the weekend, crowning five service professionals who will represent Singapore at the regional level of the competition. -
Peck Tiong Choon is first in Singapore to power ahead with the Scania V8 engine with 770 horsepower
25 Jul 2022 Scania Singapore has delivered the most powerful truck in its range to the Peck Tiong Choon group of companies. The Scania R770 truck, featuring the first-ever V8 engine in Singapore to have the highest-possible 770 horsepower, was handed over at a simple ceremony earlier this week. -
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ECONOMY MODE PRE-SET AS DEFAULT FOR ALL NEW SCANIA TRUCKS AND COACHES FROM 2021, IN LINE WITH SBTI AND HELPING CUSTOMERS IMPROVE PROFITABILITY
01 Oct 2021 The Economy Mode (Eco Mode) is now a pre-set default for all new Scania trucks and coaches with Opticruise starting from 2021. This move ensures that customers enjoy the best fuel economy and CO2 emission reductions, in line with Scania’s science-based targets under the Science Based Target Initiative (SBTi). -
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HOYSAN GROUP TAKES DELIVERY OF THE FIRST ‘KING OF THE ROAD’ NEW TRUCK GENERATION V8 FROM SCANIA IN SINGAPORE
10 Sep 2020 Scania Singapore today handed over its first-ever V8 truck from the New Truck Generation to Hoysan Group. The unit delivered was the Scania R730 truck powered by the V8 engine, dubbed the ‘King of the Road’ for its high performance, power and fuel efficiency. -
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LEISURE FRONTIER GROUP ACQUIRES TWO NEW SCANIA COACHES, PLANS TO TARGET PREMIUM CHARTERING MARKET IN SINGAPORE
20 Sep 2019 Scania Singapore today handed over two K-series coaches to Leisure Frontier, a local bus chartering company seeking bus expansion to expansion to its new subsidiary Frontier Tours Pte Ltd. -
SCANIA SINGAPORE WILL STOP OPERATIONS FOR ONE HOUR DURING SCANIA CLIMATE DAY
16 Sep 2019 As a testament of its commitment to battling climate change, Scania calls for a Climate Day and will boldly close its operations for one hour on 20 September 2019. During this hour, Scania Singapore will focus on conducting sustainability training for all its employees in three different locations across Singapore. -
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CHUAN LIM CONSTRUCTION GROUP STRENGTHENS ITS EARTHWORKS OPERATIONS WITH 18 NEW SCANIA TIPPER TRUCKS
03 May 2019 Chuan Lim Construction, a leading earthworks contractor, became the first company to acquire the Scania new generation of trucks in tipper configuration in Singapore. The handover ceremony for 18 Scania tipper trucks took place on 3 May at the company’s Senoko Drive premises. -
LUXURY COACH SERVICE CONTINUES TO SET NEW STANDARDS IN PASSENGER COMFORT WITH FIVE NEW SCANIA COACHES
05 Apr 2019 Scania Singapore today handed over five new coaches to Luxury Coach Service, a tourism and transport company in Singapore. The new coaches – comprising three double-deck Scania K410 IB 4x2 and two single-deck Scania K360 IB 4x2 with Euro 6 diesel engines – are expected to set new standards in passenger comfort. -
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SERVICE TEAMS COMPETE IN THE ULTIMATE CHALLENGE AT 2018 SCANIA TOP TEAM REGIONAL FINALS
22 Sep 2018 As a demonstration of Scania’s commitment to customer service by having the best service technicians in its service network, 17 of its best service teams from Asia, Oceania and the Middle East are matching their technical skills against each other in the 2018 Scania Top Team Regional Finals. -
SINGAPORE DRIVERS WIN AT THE INAUGURAL SCANIA DRIVER COMPETITION SOUTHEAST ASIA 2016-2017
03 Aug 2018 Two heavy commercial vehicle drivers from Singapore pushed their professional driving skills to the limit to clinch runner-up prizes at the inaugural Scania Driver Competition Southeast Asia 2016 – 2017. -
SCANIA APPOINTS ANDERS LISS AS SINGAPORE COUNTRY MANAGER AND REGIONAL MANAGER OF SOUTH MALAYSIA AND SINGAPORE
02 Jul 2018 Scania – a world-leading Swedish manufacturer of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications as well as marine, industrial and power generation engines – today introduced Anders Liss as its Country Manager for Singapore and Regional Manager of South Malaysia and Singapore. He assumed his new role in Singapore on 1 July 2018. -
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SCANIA SINGAPORE MAKES LARGEST DELIVERY OF 20 K-SERIES COACHES INTENDED FOR SINGAPORE-MALAYSIA LAND TRAVEL
13 Oct 2017 Transtar Travel & Tours and WTS Travel & Tours plan new routes to improve transport connectivity between the two countries. Scania Singapore today handed over its largest-ever delivery of 20 coaches at one time to two customers – Transtar Travel & Tours and WTS Travel & Tours – at the Travel Malaysia 2017 event in Singapore. -
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SCANIA SINGAPORE DELIVERS SCANIA MARCOPOLO COACH TO C&P RENT-A-CAR
27 Apr 2017 Scania Singapore today delivered the Scania Marcopolo premium coach to C&P Rent-A-Car. The handover ceremony was officiated by Mr Mark Cameron, Regional Director of South Malaysia and Singapore, Country Manager of Scania Singapore and Mr Loi Win Yen, Managing Director of C&P Rent-A-Car, this morning. -
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SCANIA DRIVES NEW STANDARD FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EMISSIONS AGAIN
20 Jan 2017 Today, Scania delivered their first Euro 6 coach to long-time customer Big S Holiday Pte Ltd, ushering in a new era to its commitment of providing businesses in Singapore with the widest range of sustainable transport solutions. Big S Holiday has been involved in the business of land transportation since 1988 – almost nearly three decades, also part of an associate company to JTB Singapore Pte Ltd. -
SCANIA TAKES LEAD WITH FULL-SCALE AUTONOMOUS TRUCK PLATOON
09 Jan 2017 Scania will design the world’s first full-scale autonomous truck platooning operations, based on its own advanced technology. The platoon will traffic public roads while transporting containers between port terminals in Singapore. The aim is to organise convoys of four trucks – with the following three trucks behind the lead truck autonomously driven, as well as to fully automate the processes for precise docking and undocking of cargo. -
NOW OPEN – SCANIA SINGAPORE BENOI SERVICE CENTRE
01 Jul 2015 Scania Singapore has expanded its reach in Singapore with a new service centre in Benoi. This is a follow-up from a successful 2014 – Scania Singapore became Singapore’s No.1 Heavy Truck Provider based on New Registration Statistic (Land Transport Authority) December 2014, Motor Traders Association Singapore. With this satellite workshop, Scania Singapore continues to improve the service levels for our customers’ operations to achieve the best profitability. -
SCANIA ASSISTANCE SINGAPORE HAS A NEW NUMBER +65 6591 7180 WITH NEW SYSTEMS TO SUPPORT CUSTOMERS’ OPERATIONS
01 Jul 2015 Scania Singapore has launched a new +65 6591 7180 hotline to Scania Assistance with a new system in place on the 1st of July, 2015. It is an English and Malay language operator-based call-centre that operates 24/7, 365 days a year. The improved call-centre system allows Scania to track and follow-up on the status of customers’ case from start to completion; keeping customers informed throughout the entire process. This allows customers to plan and reorganise their fleet movements better in the event of a particular vehicle needing assistance. -
FIVE LOCAL SERVICE TECHNICIANS TO REPRESENT SINGAPORE IN PRESTIGIOUS GLOBAL COMPETITION
30 Mar 2015 A team of five enthusiastic and highly skilled local service technicians emerged winners at the Scania Singapore Top Team Competition 2014-2015 on Saturday, to become the team to represent Scania Singapore at the regional competition in Guangzhou, China and later the global competition in Sodertalje, Sweden later this year. -
SCANIA AND MICHELIN: A PERFECT MATCH FOR HEAVY LOAD-CAPACITY PERFORMANCE, FUEL ECONOMY AND SAFETY
13 Mar 2015 The Scania Driver Competitions (SDC) is one of the most recognized competition for drivers of trucks and buses in the world and in Malaysia, given the high level of skill required of the drivers and stringent judging criteria. -
SCANIA CELEBRATES 10TH YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF SCANIA DRIVER COMPETITIONS AROUND THE WORLD.
01 Mar 2015 Scania celebrates 10th year anniversary of Scania Driver Competitions around the world. Started in 2003, over 100,000 drivers from 50 countries have taken part in a successful initiative to elevate the status of drivers. -
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DIVERSITY; AN ASSET TO CUSTOMERS’ PROFITABILITY
28 Apr 2014 Scania Singapore is proud to be shortlisted as a finalist for the TAFEP Exemplary Employer Award 2014. Presented by the Tripartite Alliance for Fair and Progressive Employment Practices (TAFEP), this award recognises exemplary organisations that have effectively implemented fair, responsible and inclusive employment practices.
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