Scania takes over Brazilian distributors

Scania takes over Brazilian distributors Scania has from January 3 taken over Brazilian distributor groups Codema and Suvesa from the Battistella Group. The purchase includes 15 sales and service facilities in the states of São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul. To- gether Codema and Suvesa represent about 20 per cent of Scania's sales in Brazil. A total of 420 employees are affected. Brazil is Scania's largest truck and bus market outside Europe. The trans- action is part of Scania's strategy of strengthening and expanding its market-leading position in the country. "This is an important change in our distribution network, which enables us to move closer to customers and offer them even better support," says Flavio Mermejo, head of marketing at Scania Brazil. Codema is one of the largest Scania distributors in the world. During 2000, the group delivered some 630 new trucks and 140 bus chassis in the Brazilian market. At the same period Suvesa delivered more than 200 trucks and 60 bus chas- sis to the market. For further information, please contact Anders Nordström, Corporate Commu- nications, tel +46 8-5538 5661 or +46 70-627 15 88, e-mail anders.nordstrom@scania.com 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 financial items was SEK 4,500 mil- lion. 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 ------------------------------------------------------------ This information was brought to you by BIT http://www.bit.se The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/03/20010103BIT00260/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/2001/01/03/20010103BIT00260/bit0002.pdf