SODERTALJE, Sweden, Oct. 12, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania today organises an evening seminar at the European Parliament in Brussels on the theme Sustainable Road Transport -- Advanced Engines and Fuel Alternatives. The seminar gathers around one hundred participants, representing members of the newly elected parliament, top executives at the European Commission and experts from the industry and authorities.
Hasse Johansson, head of Research and Development at Scania, opens the seminar by presenting the company's view on the transport sector's contribution to a sustainable development and Scania's work to reduce energy and the development of alternative fuels.
Other speakers at Scania's seminar will be Alfonso Gonzalez Finat, DG Energy and Transport, Roger Davies, Shell and Urban Johansson, Scania.
For further information, please contact Urban Wastljung, tel. +46 70 537 1619.
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applica-tions, and of industrial and marine engines. With 29,100 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2003, turnover totalled SEK 50,500 million and the result after financial items was SEK 4,600 million. 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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(N04035EN) H-A Danielsson
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