Scania to Boost Production in Poland
15 Sep 2010, 08:57 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Having reopened this week the facility in SBupsk, Poland, bus and truck manufacturer Scania says it has transformed it into Europe’s most modern, efficient factory for bus manufacturing. The p...
Scania to Build a Wind Tunnel at Its R&D Centre in Sweden
31 Aug 2010, 12:10 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Commercial vehicle manufacturer Scania announced today it plans building a wind tunnel at its research and development centre in Södertälje, Sweden. The wind tunnel will be used for testin...
Scania Working with Porsche on New Trucks
31 Aug 2010, 07:13 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The contemporary automotive industry is seeing more and more companies forming partnerships with the aim of increasing their competitiveness. This trend can be seen in all the segments of the busine...
Scania Expands Stockholm's Enthanol Bus Fleet
22 Jun 2010, 08:32 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / One of the important areas where the automotive & transportation industry must make eco efforts is the public transport sector, with the vehicles included covering an important mileage daily. On...
Scania to Rehire 500 Employees in Europe
7 May 2010, 10:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Scania has announced that it expects to rehire around 500 employees at its European production units. Until June 30, Scania will rehire 25 percent of the fixed term temporary employees whose contrac...
VW Commercial Unit Still Struggling
19 Jan 2010, 08:45 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / VW Group’s light commercial vehicles (LCV) state that the automotive market’s recovery is not as close as some might think. The company warns that the market has not yet overcome last ye...
2010 Scania Driver Competitions Begin
14 Jan 2010, 09:04 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Swedish truck manufacturer Scania announced this week the start of a year long search across 28 countries to find the best truck driver in the world. According to initial estimates, some 45,000 truc...
Volkswagen to Merge MAN and Scania?
30 Nov 2009, 09:16 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The expansionist endeavors of German carmaker Volkswagen seem to have reached a whole new level, as rumors began surfacing the carmaker is considering increasing its stake in MAN to above 50 percent...
Scania and Brazil Partner for Alternative Fuel Industrial Engines
27 Nov 2009, 07:50 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / The quest for greener solutions does not stop with vehicle engines, as Scania and Vale Solucoes em Energia S.A. have signed an agreement to work together on the development of new technology for eth...
Greyhound Comes to the UK
20 Aug 2009, 13:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Travelers across the UK will next month have the chance to take a ride in the legendary Greyhound buses, as the American icon will enter service in the country in an attempt to take advantage of the...
SAAB: Dead Brand Walking...
18 Mar 2009, 17:54 UTC · By: Alex Oagana / ... A few decades ago - let's not go too far and say only three or four - Saab was the epitome of Swedish quirkiness on four wheels. No, it wasn't Volvo, whose sole original trait was (and...
Porsche Mandatory Offer for Scania Complete
13 Feb 2009, 16:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Porsche's mandatory takeover offer for Scania, made on February 3rd, was completed today, as the German automaker announced it acquired 7.9 percent of the Swedish truck manufacturer. At that ti...
Scania Says "Nej" to Porsche Takeover
3 Feb 2009, 17:36 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Scania officials advised today company's shareholders to decline the takeover offer made by Porsche, under the pretext that the price offered per share is too low. Scania has taken this decisio...
Porsche Confirms Mandatory Offer for Scania
20 Jan 2009, 08:12 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the increase to above 50 percent in Volkswagen shares, Porsche today confirmed it made the mandatory offer for Swedish truck manufacturer Scania but denies it is interesting in acquiring s...