Breakthrough for Scania coaches in Sardinia

Breakthrough for Scania coaches in Sardinia

Scania's sales and service company in Italy − together with Spanish bus
bodybuilder Irizar − has made a powerful breakthrough in Sardinia and sold 210
intercity coaches to Azienda Regionale Sarda Trasporti (ARST), the island's
leading bus operator.


“Behind this success is a customer-adapted product concept, including the new
Scania Irizar i4 intercity coach and a complete service package,” says Bengt
Rasmusen, General Manager of Scania Bus Italy.

ARST is Sardinia's leading bus operator in the intercity segment, transporting
more than 12 million passengers yearly. The 210 new Scania coaches are part of
the company's renewal of its nearly 500-vehicle fleet to achieve better
environmental performance. 

All coaches will be delivered to ARST this year. Among major reasons for
choosing the Scania Irizar i4 were its good operating economy and environmental
performance, using Scania's new 9-litre, 280 hp EEV engine featuring Exhaust Gas
Recirculation (EGR) technology. 

EEV is a stricter emission standard introduced by the European Union to promote
the use of the best possible environmental technology in sensitive settings. EGR
reduces emissions during actual combustion, eliminating the need for
aftertreatment equipment and tanks to carry additives on board the vehicle. 

The styling of the Scania Irizar i4 is eye-catching, without compromising
usability. It is Scania's latest offering in the intercity and chartered coach
market. The body, built around a robust steel structure, meets the stricter
R66-01 standard for rollover strength that is expected to go into effect within
the next few years.  

For further information, please contact Gunnar Boman, Corporate Relations, 
tel. +46 70 550 86 06.



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. Bus
chassis production takes place in Sweden, Brazil and Mexico. Bodybuilding takes
place in Poland and Russia. In 2007, invoiced sales totalled SEK 84.5 billion
and the net income amounted to SEK 8.5 billion.

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