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The construction of Scania's 39th service station in Poland has commenced. The facility is owned by the company Hołowińscy-Scanserwis, an authorized Scania dealer. The construction is set to be finished in autumn of 2017.
Scania's next generation R 450 Highline truck has won the Green Truck 2017 award in Germany from leading trade magazines VerkehrsRundschau and Trucker.
By 2020, Scania will globally utilise fossil free electricity wherever possible. This is Scania’s pledge for Earth Hour 2017. All electricity supplied for its operations in Denmark, France, Norway, Poland and Sweden is already fossil free.
Connectivity is an integral part of Scania’s customer offering since many years. As Scania now launches a new connectivity offering, the number of connected Scania vehicles has reached a quarter million. This amounts to two thirds of Scania’s 5-year rolling fleet.
A new innovation partnership between Sweden and Germany is being launched today during Chancellor Angela Merkel’s visit to Sweden. The partnership includes mobility and electrical roads, areas where Scania’s innovations are already being put to the test.
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.
In its first major comparative test, the new generation Scania S 500 truck has emerged as the victor in Europe’s 1,000 Point Test. The 1,000 Point Test is one of Europe’s largest comparative truck tests and, according to many, the toughest.
Scania has once again won the prestigious “International Truck of the Year” award. The jury’s motivation emphasised the new truck generation’s driver comfort, safety aspects and its positive impact on haulers’ overall economy, among other factors.
Scania’s new truck generation can be equipped with rollover side curtain airbags integrated into the headliner moulding above the doors – a unique solution which has never previously been offered in trucks. Scania’s rollover side curtain airbags provide significantly-enhanced protection for those travelling in the vehicle in the event of a rollover, one of the most serious types of truck accidents.
The launch of the new generation Scania truck on 23 August will be streamed live on nextgenscania.com and on Scania Group’s Facebook page as well as on national Scania websites.
On 23 August, Scania will start the launch of its new truck generation by revealing the first units designed for the European long-haulage segment. This first launch will mean the public debut of the largest ever investment in new products and services by Scania, which at the same time is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
Scania has become the first company to test the communication giant’s new 5G technology components, as part of a collaboration between Scania and Ericsson Research exploring the use of 5G networks in transport communications.
Scania has delivered 30 concrete mixers to BT Topbeton in Poland, Scania’s largest such order in the country.
Scania’s recently-launched hybrid distribution truck has been awarded the prestigious German prize Green Truck Future Innovation 2016 by the leading trade magazine Verkehrsrundschau.
On 29 March, three extra-long trucks will embark from Scania in Södertälje, Sweden, to drive in a close convoy to Rotterdam, the Netherlands. The initiative is being driven by the Netherlands, which currently holds the EU Presidency, and aims to fast-track the development of truck convoys.
Scania is celebrating 125 years of innovation in 2016. From its founding as a privately owned wagon-building company back in 1891 to today’s connected vehicles, Scania has stood steady through hostile take-over attempts and financial crises.
Five years ago, Scania introduced connectivity as standard in the European markets. Today connected customers in more than 50 countries gain access to services in order to follow up and evaluate the performance of their vehicles. In 2015, almost 70,000 connected trucks and buses were added.
The Board of Directors of Scania has appointed Henrik Henriksson as the new President and CEO of Scania AB. He will take up his position on 1 January 2016 and become a member of the Volkswagen Truck & Bus Management Board.
Harald Woitke took over Director-General at Scania Polska S.A. The appointment was effective as of August 1.
Constructing of the new Scania’s service started on the 11.06.2012