SODERTALJE, Sweden, May 13, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania is holding a Capital Markets Day at the Head Office in Sodertalje today, 13 May, starting at 8.30 a.m.
The theme is engine development, and Scania will give in-depth information about its strategies and technologies to meet customer demands and forthcoming regulations. The speakers are:
-- Jan Karlsson, until recently at DG Environment, European Commission
-- Rolf Egnell, assistant professor in combustion engines at the Lund
Institute of Technology
-- Leif Ostling, President and CEO, Scania
-- Hasse Johansson, Group Vice President, Research and Development,
Scania
-- Urban Johansson, Senior Vice President, Powertrain Development,
Scania
After the presentations there will be an opportunity to see the engine development and production in a tour of Scania's facilities.
On 14 May, the presentations will be published on Scania's website, www.scania.com/ir
For further information, please contact Joanna Daugaard, tel. +46-8-553 837 16, mobile +46-70-518 3716.
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 income 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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