| 22-11-2007
Scania's
revenue increased by 16 percent during the first nine months of 2007 and by 21
percent in the third quarter. The strong growth was mainly due to higher volume
of vehicles and services as well as a higher share of vehicles with Euro 4 and
Euro 5 engines and price increase. Net income strengthened by 42 percent. Order
bookings increased by 38 percent and deliveries rose by 15 percent to 53,873 vehicles.
Scania expects to deliver about 75,000 vehicles during 2007 and predicts continued
strong demand for services. Scania's
production units are operating at a very high level of capacity utilization after
the sharp increase in the production rate during 2007. By the end of 2009 Scania
will have gradually boosted its technical production capacity to 100,000 vehicles
per year. In a longer perspective, Scania can increase its capacity to some 130,000-140,000
vehicles. During the first nine months of 2007, Scania's order bookings for buses
and coaches rose by 30 percent to 5,548 (4,276) units. In Europe, demand strengthened
by 7 percent compared to the year-earlier period. In Latin America, order bookings
rose by 56 percent, while other markets rose by 33 percent.
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