Scania will deliver 400 city buses to Singapore

Scania will deliver 400 city buses to Singapore

SBS Transit, Singapore's leading public transport company, has ordered 400
Scania buses in addition to the 500 units ordered in 2007.  With engines
featuring exhaust gas recirculation (EGR) technology, these buses will meet both
2009 European emission standards (Euro 5) and the stricter enhanced
environmentally friendly vehicle (EEV) standard. The delivery also includes
Scania's systems for logging and monitoring of vehicle performance data. 

The order is part of SBS Transit's on-going replacement of its fleet of 2,800
buses with vehicles featuring better environmental performance. The buses that
Scania will now deliver are the first in the SBS fleet that will meet both Euro
5 and EEV standards.  

“This additional order is evidence that SBS Transit has confidence in Scania as
a supplier. It is not just a matter of the passenger comfort, quality,
environmental performance and operating economy of these buses. Also decisive
has been Scania's ability to live up to the demand for a long-term partner that
can adapt its products and services to the needs of SBS Transit,” says Norman
Koh, General Manager of Scania Singapore. 

Scania's commitment to SBS Transit includes training the company's drivers in
fuel-efficient and safe driving and supporting the build-up of systems for
monitoring the performance and operating costs of the buses.

“Another factor is good experience with our bus bodybuilder and other local
partners, whose deliveries of the previous order demonstrated high quality and
the ability to deliver according SBS Transit's requirements,” Mr Koh says. 

All the buses will have bodywork produced by Gemilang Coachworks in Malaysia.
Deliveries will begin next year.

The buses are of the low-entry type and will be equipped with Scania's 230 hp,
9-litre Euro 5 engine employing Scania EGR technology and particulate filters to
meet the stricter EEV standard. With EGR, emissions are reduced right from the
combustion stage, eliminating the need for aftertreatment equipment and additive
tanks on the vehicle. 

For further information, please contact Hans-Åke Danielsson, Press Manager, tel.
+46 8 553 856 62.




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 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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