Finnish defence buys all-wheel-drive trucks from Scania

Finnish defence buys all-wheel-drive trucks from Scania 

Via its Finnish subsidiary Oy Scan-Auto Ab Scania has sold all-wheel-drive
off-road vehicles to the Finnish defence for delivery during 2009 and 2010. The
order is yet another proof of the success of Scania's concept of standard trucks
that with some adaptations can be used for special-purpose tasks. The agreement
covers twenty-one vehicles including repair and maintenance agreements, training
and documentation via Scania's Finnish distributor network, as well as an option
for another four units.


Scania has previously supplied heavy 3- and 4-axle off-road vehicles to the
defence forces in Sweden and the Netherlands. In recent months, Scania has
received orders for more than 300 defence vehicles based on standard models for
example from Ireland, France, Algeria and Australia.

The vehicles to the Finnish defence are of the type Scania G 380 8x8, i.e.
Scania's new medium-high G-series, provided with sleeper cabs, four axles and
all-wheel-drive. The engines deliver 380 hp and gearchanging takes place
automatically via Scania Opticruise. The trucks will be fitted with hooklifts
from Multilift and will be used for training and maintenance operations, as well
as for systems within the anti-aircraft, artillery and command operations. 

Scania recently sold 26 engines for 13 new patrol vessels to the Finnish Border
Guard.

For more information, please contact: 
- Thomas Thärnå, Public & Special Vehicles, Scania, tel. +46 70 5708225
- Timo Iltanen, Special Sales, Scan-Auto, tel. +358 500 468113

Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy
transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. A growing
proportion of the company's operations consists of products and services in the
financial and service sectors, assuring Scania customers of cost-effective
transport solutions and maximum uptime. Employing more than 35,000 people,
Scania operates in about 100 countries. Research and development activities are
concentrated in Sweden, while production takes place in Europe and South
America, with facilities for global interchange of both components and complete
vehicles. In 2007, invoiced sales totalled SEK 84.5  billion and the net income
amounted to SEK 8.6 billion. 

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