Scania Annual Report 2011
Scania Annual Report 2011
Scania Annual Report 2011
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18 SCANIA’S Market – STRATEGY TRUCKS<br />
The right solution for each transport task<br />
To ensure good customer profitability, <strong>Scania</strong> must deliver a truck that is optimised for each<br />
transport task. <strong>Scania</strong> also supports the customer’s business by providing various services<br />
and thereby contributing to sustainable profitability.<br />
<strong>Scania</strong>’s customers work in long-distance haulage and<br />
distribution; transport services in the forest product,<br />
construction, commodity and mining industries; and<br />
public services. Each customer is unique and requires<br />
individual solutions.<br />
Low fuel consumption a priority in road<br />
transport<br />
Fuel accounts for a large part of the customer’s road<br />
transport costs. Recruiting and retaining skilled drivers<br />
is vital in enabling transport companies to influence fuel<br />
consumption and thus their profitability.<br />
Recurrent driver training is important for reducing<br />
fuel consumption and unplanned repairs and also for<br />
improving road safety.<br />
<strong>Scania</strong> continually develops its driver support<br />
systems and during <strong>2011</strong> unveiled a new cruise control<br />
system – <strong>Scania</strong> Active Prediction – which adapts<br />
vehicle speed to save as much fuel as possible, using<br />
GPS and topographical data.<br />
New fuel-efficient Euro 6 engines<br />
<strong>Scania</strong> has always been at the leading edge as regards<br />
low fuel consumption.<br />
Euro 6 is the name of the new European Union emission<br />
standard that goes into effect on 31 December 2013.<br />
One challenge has been to meet stringent emission<br />
requirements without increasing fuel consumption.<br />
<strong>Scania</strong>’s de facto success with the Euro 6 engines<br />
has been demonstrated, among other ways, in tests<br />
documented by the truck trade press. Fuel consumption<br />
in <strong>Scania</strong>’s Euro 6 engines has been unchanged compared<br />
to Euro 5 engines, while performance has been<br />
comparable or better.<br />
Starting in <strong>2011</strong>, <strong>Scania</strong> has sold vehicles with Euro 6<br />
engines to customers that prioritise the environment.<br />
This gives customers the opportunity to plan investments<br />
and also take advantage of any incentives offered<br />
by public authorities to haulage firms that choose to<br />
change over to Euro 6 performance at an early stage.<br />
Major investment in construction vehicles<br />
Cargo capacity, robustness and mobility are important<br />
parameters for trucks in the construction and mining<br />
sectors. Demanding conditions and the need for<br />
continual vehicle uptime require swift access to service<br />
and repairs.<br />
Operations <strong>Scania</strong> <strong>2011</strong>