Scania stops production in Europe
Scania plans to stop operations at most of its European production units on Wednesday next week (25 March) due to component shortages and the major disruptions that have occurred in the supplier and logistics chain as a result of the spread of COVID-19 in Europe.
"To ensure our customers' vitally important transports for society, our service workshops and parts centres will continue their operations," says Scania's President and CEO Henrik Henriksson.
At present, Scania expects to resume production within two weeks. Scania staff directly affected by the planned production shutdown are employees at the group’s plants in Sweden, the Netherlands and France.
Scania is in close dialogue with the union representatives in order to jointly address the situation.
“The management and employee representatives both highly appreciate the state support measures that are now being made available in the countries where our staff now temporarily will lack work,” says Henriksson.
Scania's industrial operations in Latin America, which account for about one-fifth of the company's production volume, will still continue as planned.
For further information, please contact:
Karin Hallstan, Head of Corporate Communication & PR
Tel: +46 76 842 81 04
E-mail: karin.hallstan@scania.com
Hans-Åke Danielsson, Media spokesperson
Tel: +46 8 553 856 62
E-mail hans-ake.danielsson@scania.com
Scania is a world-leading provider of transport solutions. Together with our partners and customers we are driving the shift towards a sustainable transport system. In 2018, we delivered 88,000 trucks, 8,500 buses as well as 12,800 industrial and marine engines to our customers. Net sales totalled to over SEK 137 billion, of which about 20 percent were services-related. Founded in 1891, Scania now operates in more than 100 countries and employs some 52,000 people. Research and development are concentrated in Sweden, with branches in Brazil and India. Production takes place in Europe, Latin America and Asia, with regional production centres in Africa, Asia and Eurasia. Scania is part of TRATON SE. For more information visit: www.scania.com
