SODERTALJE, Sweden, June 12, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania has received a sub-order for 90 engines from Hagglunds Vehicle AB for installation in Swedish Stridsfordon 90 combat vehicles.
The new order from Hagglunds Vehicle AB is for the Scania 16-litre, V8 - an engine which is ideal for military applications thanks to its compact dimensions. The output of the unit will be 620-680 hp, depending on the duty.
The engines will be delivered in 2003 and installed in Stridsfordon 90 combat vehicles for export to Finland and Switzerland as part of orders totalling approximately 240 vehicles.
"We have already supplied engines for similar vehicles currently in service with the Swedish and Norwegian armies," said Lennart Hjelte, Senior Vice President and head of Scania Industrial and Marine Engines, "and it feels very satisfactory to continue our long-standing cooperation with Hagglunds by supplying them with our latest engine."
For further information, please contact Annika Stenlund, Scania Industrial Marine Engines, tel. +46-8-553 899 90 or mobile +46-70-578 99 90.
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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