Scania annual report 2001

Scania in brief
Scania is a leading manufacturer of heavy
trucks and buses as well as industrial and
marine engines. The company also markets
and sells a broad range of service-related
products and financing services.
Scania is a global company with operations in Europe,
Latin America, Asia, Africa and Australia. During 2001 its
sales totalled 53 bn. Swedish kronor (SEK), or 5.6 bn.
euro (EUR*). Scania’s operating income totalled SEK
2.5 bn. (EUR* 0.3 bn.). Its income after financial items
amounted to SEK 1.5 bn. (EUR* 0.2 bn.).
Scania is the world’s third largest make for heavy
trucks of more than 16 tonnes (Class 8). It is the
world’s third largest make in the heavy bus segment.
Scania has 28,342 employees worldwide. Of
these, 24,143 work in Europe and 4,199 in Latin
America. In addition, about 20,000 people work in
Scania’s independent sales and service organisation.
Scania shares are quoted on Stockholmsbörsen
(formerly the OM Stockholm Stock Exchange) and on
the New York Stock Exchange.
Products
Scania designs its products to have the lowest possible
impact on the environment. They are optimised to
consume less energy, raw materials and chemicals
during their life cycle and to be recyclable.
* Translated at the exchange rate on the balance sheet date, SEK 9.4190 = EUR 1.
Vehicles
Scania develops, manufactures and distributes trucks
with a gross vehicle weight of more than 16 tonnes
(Class 8), intended for long-distance haulage, regional
and local distribution of goods as well as construction
haulage.
Scania’s bus and coach range consists of bus
chassis as well as fully built buses for more than 30
passengers, intended for use in urban and intercity
traffic or as tourist coaches.
Scania’s industrial and marine engines are often
built into products manufactured by other companies.
These engines are used, among other things, in generator
sets and in earthmoving and agricultural machinery,
as well as aboard ships and pleasure craft.
Service-related products
In addition to vehicles, Scania sells service-related
products, for example parts and workshop services in
the form of maintenance and repairs. The customer
can also choose different forms of service and maintenance
contracts.
Customer financing
Scania provides its customers with various types of
financing solutions, for example leases or hire purchase
contracts.
Focus
Scania vehicles and services can be tailored to each
customer’s needs, thereby enabling customers to optimise
their earnings capacity. Scania’s success is
based on putting the customer first.
Scania’s ten largest truck markets
Heavy truck registrations Market share in %
2001 2000 2001 2000
Brazil 5,266 5,153 29.2 29.7
Great Britain 5,137 6,743 15.5 20.7
France 4,281 4,963 9.3 10.5
Germany 4,246 5,793 8.3 10.1
Italy 3,304 3,356 13.5 13.1
Spain 3,176 3,646 12.1 14.4
The Netherlands 2,410 3,150 17.6 22.4
Sweden 2,040 2,358 47.9 50.4
Belgium 1,461 1,556 17.4 18.6
South Korea 1,213 471 15.3 6.6
Western Europe 31,787 37,906 13.5 15.6
Scania’s five largest bus markets
Bus registrations Market share in %
2001 2000 2001 2000
Brazil 853 1,100 7.9 10.4
Spain 423 364 16.6 16.5
Mexico 304 175 2.5 1.6
Italy 293 197 7.6 6.5
Sweden 205 223 25.1 21.5
Cars
Early in 2002, Scania sold its 50 percent stake in
Svenska Volkswagen AB, as well as the Swedish distributor
Din Bil, to Volkswagen AG of Germany. Scania
also owns some small car distributors in Finland and
Switzerland. Since car operations are not part of
Scania’s core business, there are plans to divest the
remainder of these operations.
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