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March 2012
engines are more compact, result-
ing in lesser fuel consumption and
lower emissions.
“This investment furthers Scania’s
commitment to the Indian market,
and this is the right moment for us.
With the commercial vehicles seg-
ment likely to register a higher vol-
ume growth of 8-10 per cent this
year, the outlook for the industry is
very promising,” he added.
Scania’s direct presence will fur-
ther boost the company’s sales,
service and greater variety of mod-
els sold. It provides high service
levels that give high uptime and low
operational cost to customers.
Scania’s strategies for India are
innovative, offering value through
lower total cost of ownership for
customers and will bring in the best
products and services. Its manage-
ment foresees a number of benefits
with establishing the new plant.
“This unit will enable us to shorten
our lead times and enhance service
levels to our customers. This will
also go a long way in sourcing of
components locally from India”,
said Mr. Fagrenius.
Commenting on Scania’s partner-
ship with L&T, he said: “Scania
has been in the Indian market since
2007-08 together with L&T. They
have been our partner in selling
trucks for the mining and construc-
tion segments and have successfully
established the Scania brand in the
Indian market. We have sold over
600 trucks through them in the off-
road segment since 2008. We will
continue to strengthen our co-oper-
ation with L&T in the mining and
construction segment.”
Currently Scania’s offers an 8x4
mining trucks come with a 380 hp
engine. The company is studying dif-
ferent customer applications for the
on-road segment at present with keen
interest on over-dimensional cargo
(ODC) and heavy 6x4 pullers.
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