Scania Interim Report January-June 2008

Scania Interim Report January-June 2008

- Operating margin rose to 16.6 percent (14.7) and net margin increased to 12.1
percent (10.2)
- Deliveries amounted to 39,574 (37,578) vehicles 
- Net sales rose by 15 percent to SEK 45,885 m. (40,040)
- Service revenue continued to show strong growth, +10 percent
- Earnings per share amounted to SEK 6.94 (5.12)
- Earnings 2008 will be higher than 2007

Comments by Leif Östling, President and CEO
“Scania's earnings reached new record levels in the first half and in the second
quarter of 2008, primarily driven by higher vehicle and service volume and
increased prices. Order bookings decreased in Europe, while demand was strong in
Russia and other CIS countries as well as in Latin America and Asia. Scania's
high production rate in combination with lower order bookings are now beginning
to result in shorter delivery times. Sales of service-related products continued
at a high level with revenue increasing 10 percent. Restructuring of Scania's
European axle and gearbox production is proceeding as planned. The final closure
of gearbox production in Sibbhult, Sweden is under way and all industrial
activities have been transferred to Södertälje, Sweden. The concentration of
axle production will be completed by year-end. The savings from restructuring
will have full effect from 2009. The introduction of the P-, G- and R-series in
Latin America early this year means that Scania now has a global product range,
which provides increased flexibility in production of vehicles for the
approximately 100 markets where Scania operates. With these measures we are
improving flexibility and are well prepared for fluctuations in demand. We are
continuing to expand our technical capacity to an annual rate of 90,000 vehicles
towards year-end 2008 and 100,000 by the end of 2009. The long term outlook
remains good, but recent developments in various markets in Europe makes it
difficult to give an outlook for 2009. Earnings 2008 will be higher than 2007.”

Stina Thorman
Investor Relations	
tel. +46 8 553 837 16
mobile tel. +46 70 518 37 16

Hans-Åke Danielsson
Corporate Relations
tel. +46 8 553 856 62
mobile tel. +46 70 346 88 11

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 35,000 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
2007, invoiced sales totalled SEK 84.5  billion and the net income amounted to
SEK 8.6 billion. 

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