Global fellowship the keynote as Scania€s millionth vehicle is presented to International Red Cross

Global fellowship the keynote as Scania's millionth vehicle is presented to International Red Cross "In presenting this vehicle to Red Cross service, we want to place special emphasis on the value of international cooperation between people the world over. The truck itself is an example of the strength of our global product development and production systems." So said Scania Executive Vice President Arne Karlsson when he handed over Scania's millionth vehicle to the International Committee of the Red Cross. With Mr. Karlsson at the ceremony were twenty-two Scania employees who were involved in vehicle's production at the company's eleven production units in five countries and two continents. The presentation took place at the Swedish pavilion at Expo 2000, the world trade fair in Hannover, Germany. The International Committee of the Red Cross was represented by Mr. Peter Franken, Head of Promotion and Private Fund Raising. A three-axle P124 CA6x4 tractor, Scania's millionth vehicle is a truly global product which demonstrates both the flexibility of the company's production system and its increasingly rapid growth. It took Scania 75 years to build the first 100,000 vehicles (1966). Vehicle number 500,000 was made in 1987, that is to say 96 years after the company was founded, but it took just another 13 years to make the next half-million vehicles. Today, Scania produces about 50,000 units a year. Of the one million vehicles that Scania has made to date, 895,000 are trucks and 105,000 are buses. Today, Scania trucks, buses and industrial and marine engines do service in more than 100 countries all over the world. Production too is global, with factories in Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, France, the Netherlands, Poland, Denmark and Sweden. The first factory outside Sweden was established in São Paulo in Brazil, back in 1958. Scania's model range is based on a unique global modular system that permits a very wide variety of vehicles to be made from a limited range of parts and components. The modular system provides considerable economies of scale in the spheres of development and production. The components are the same, irrespective of whether a vehicle is intended for Europe, Latin America or any other market in the world. Many components are also shared between Scania's trucks and buses. Scania's millionth vehicle originates in the following countries: Argentina Final drive from Tucumán Brazil Engine block from São Paulo Sweden Frame and rear axle housings from Luleå Axles from Falun Engine assembly, drilling and painting of side-members and machining of transmission components in Södertälje Cab production in Oskarshamn Transmission manufacture in Sibbhult The Netherlands Final assembly of the truck in Zwolle France Pre-delivery inspection in Angers For further information, please contact Hans-Åke Danielsson, Corporate Communications, telephone number +46 8-55385662. For illustrations see www.scania.com, Media Services. Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 25,800 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 1999, turnover totalled SEK 47,100 million and the result after net interest income/expense was SEK 4,500 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden. Scania press releases are available on the Internet, www.scania.com ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/05/20000705BIT00380/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2000/07/05/20000705BIT00380/bit0002.pdf