Scania begins city bus production in India
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Scania begins city bus production in India

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Scania officially begun its city bus production in Narasapura in the Indian state of Karnataka today, in the presence of the Swedish and Indian transport ministers. Scania has so far invested 40-million Euros in Narasapura, where the company has also been assembling trucks since 2013.

Scania’s industrial operations in Narasapura, 40 km east of Bangalore, already includes final assembly of truck and bus chassis as well as bodybuilding and fitting out of complete vehicles. While the production of fully-built long-distance coaches is already running, city buses are expected to be delivered by year-end. The head office of Scania’s Indian subsidiary is also located in Narasapura, as well as a service workshop and a central parts warehouse.

The production facility is currently designed for 2,500 trucks and 1,000 buses per year and has 600 employees. Within the next five years, Scania expects to double capacity and to recruit a further 200 employees by the end of 2017.

In India, demand is increasing for vehicles with Scania’s quality and performance, as well as service-related products, in line with the country’s rapid economic growth and initiatives to improve efficiency in the transport sector. The Indian Government’s various initiatives to improve the environment and transport systems in the cities are also creating great opportunities for Scania’s sustainable solutions.

“Already today – here and now – we can deliver trucks and buses that can run on biofuels, which are increasingly being produced, for example by using waste from the cities. Scania can also contribute with competencies and experience relating to biofuel production and efficient public transport systems,” says Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania India and Senior Vice President, Scania Group.

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