STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Feb. 6, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania (NYSE:SCVA) (NYSE:SCVB):
Total % change Market share
Jan-Dec from 2000 % 2001
1. Brazil 5,266 2.2 29.2
2. Great Britain 5,137 -23.8 15.5
3. France 4,281 -13.7 9.3
4. Germany 4,246 -26.7 8.3
5. Italy 3,304 -1.5 13.5
6. Spain 3,176 -12.9 12.1
7. The Netherlands 2,410 -23.5 17.6
8. Sweden 2,040 -13.5 47.9
9. Belgium 1,461 -6.1 17.4
10. South Korea 1,213 +161 15.0
Total heavy truck registrations, western Europe 234,860 (-3.6%)
Scania registrations, western Europe 31,787 (-16.1%)
Scania market share, western Europe 13.5% (15.6)
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,300 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2001, turnover totalled SEK 53 billion and the result after financial items was SEK 1.5 billion. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden.
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