Scania sales start in India

Scania sales start in India

“We are beginning our venture by entering a segment where there is a growing
demand for robust vehicles with high quality and performance - that is, trucks
with good load features and handling, good fuel economy and high uptime,” says
Martin Lundstedt, Group Vice President and Head of Franchise and Factory Sales,
when Scania today is making its debut in India.

At the Excon construction equipment and technology trade fair in Bangalore,
Scania exhibits the four-axle tipper that distributor Larsen & Toubro Limited
(L&T) is offering for demanding transport tasks in the mining and construction
segment.

In India, as in many other countries, small-scale mining is expanding. As a
result, mine operators are increasingly investing in trucks instead of the
larger, more capital-intensive transport vehicles that are traditionally used.
The market for duty trucks of western European makes in the Indian mining
industry currently totals approximately 1,000 vehicles per year but is expected
to grow by about 30 per cent annually.  

L&T's Construction & Mining Equipment unit will be in charge of Scania truck
sales and service. It is India's leading distributor of construction equipment.
Representing Komatsu products among others, it has a broad-based sales and
service network. 

“Having L&T as our partner is a great advantage, since the company already has
well-established relationships with customers in the mining and construction
industry. With Scania in its product portfolio, L&T has a complete range of
vehicles and machinery for demanding construction applications. In light of
this, we expect to achieve annual sales of 700 trucks within only a few years,”
Mr Lundstedt says.

The truck that Scania is now launching in the Indian market is a P380 model
four-axle tipper. It is equipped with a tipper body that permits a load volume
of more than 18 m3.   

Larsen & Toubro Limited is a prominent, technology-focused engineering and
construction company and one of India's largest private enterprises. It also has
operations in manufacturing, services and information technology.

For further information, please contact Hans-Åke Danielsson, Press Manager, 
tel. +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. A growing
proportion of the company's operations consists of products and services in the
financial and service sectors, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective
transport solutions and maximum uptime. Employing 32,800 people, Scania operates
in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are concentrated in
Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South America, with
facilities for global interchange of both components and complete vehicles. In
2006, invoiced sales totalled SEK 70.7 billion and the net income amounted to
SEK 5.9 billion. 


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