SODERTALJE, Sweden, April 22, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania (OtherOTC:SCVAY) will deliver 300 tractors to the supermarket retailer Safeway Stores plc. The order has been placed following a strong showing by Scania in highly competitive performance trials arranged recently by Safeway.
"We have operated Scania trucks for many years and are thus well aware of the value they add to our business," comments Lawrence Christensen, Director of Logistics for Safeway. Our decision to once again opt for Scania was taken as we concluded it is the product that will deliver us the lowest possible whole-life costs."
"Safeway is a long-standing Scania operator and this order not only further cements our relationship but also reinforces how well the Scania product dovetails into supermarket operations," comments Dan Hoij, Managing Director of Scania (Great Britain) Limited.
The trucks are ordered for Safeway's 2003 fleet replacement programme. The tractor unit model selected features Scania's 11-litre 340 hp (Scania R114LA4x2NA 340). Based across the UK the new vehicles will work on Safeway's primary distribution operations, running into its 14 Regional Distribution Centres nationwide.
For further information, please contact Hans-Ake Danielsson, telephone number +46 8 553 856 62.
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,200 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2002, turnover totalled SEK 47,000 million and the result after financial items was SEK 3,700 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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