SODERTALJE, Sweden, July 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania's (NYSE:SCVA) (NYSE:SCVB) divestment of its 50-percent ownership of Svenska Volkswagen AB and the wholly owned Swedish dealer chain Din Bil AB to Volkswagen AG in Germany resulted in an estimated capital gain of SEK 550 million, not SEK 500 million as stated in the English version of the pressrelease published on July 5.
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Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,300 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2001, turnover totalled SEK 53,000 million and the result after financial items was SEK 1,500 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden.
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