Scania secures order for 150 buses

Scania secures order for 150 buses Scania leads the market in Egypt Scania has received an order for a total of 150 buses from Egypt and Dubai. The buyer in Egypt is Scania importer Ghabbour Egypt, which has placed orders for 120 buses during the first quarter of this year, while in Dubai, city bus operator Dubai Municipality has signed an order for 30 buses. "This order confirms that we are the leading make of luxury coaches in Egypt and it further reinforces our already strong position in the country," says Lars T. Andersson, regional manager for Scania sales in North Africa. The order from Dubai represents a vital breakthrough on what is an entirely new bus market for Scania. The Egyptian contract is the fourth major order from Ghabbour in just two years. During this period, the company has purchased more than 800 buses, mak- ing Egypt one of Scania's largest bus markets after Brazil. Over the years, more than 1800 Scania buses have been delivered to the Egyp- tian market. Ghabbour Egypt will equip the bus chassis with bodies for intercity and tour- ist operations. Most of the buses will be delivered during 1999, and they will be built at the Scania factory in Katrineholm. The order for 30 buses from Dubai came at the same time as the Egyptian order. They feature the new Scania city and intercity L94 bus chassis and they too will have bodies built in Egypt by Ghabbour. The buses will enter into opera- tions in Dubai's expanding city-bus network. For further information, please contact Gunnar Boman on 0150-58599 or 070-550 8606 Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 23,500 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 1998, turnover totalled SEK 45,300 million and income after financial items SEK 3,200 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and approximately 96 percent of total production is sold outside Sweden. Bus manufacture takes place in Sweden, Brazil, Denmark, France and Poland. 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/1999/04/27/19990427BIT00430/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/04/27/19990427BIT00430/bit0002.pdf