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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>

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