Scania expands its operations in Taiwan

Scania is strengthening its position in the Taiwanese bus market. The company
has recently received orders for 180 bus chassis. In order to provide high
uptime for bus and truck operators, Scania will add new workshops to its
Taiwanese service network.
The 180 chassis will be delivered to two separate customers.

Major bus and coach bodybuilder Bo Sheng Body has continued its long-term
cooperation with Scania by ordering 80 Scania K 400 coach chassis. Bo Sheng
Body’s main focus is on the tourist coach segment and delivery of the new
chassis has already commenced.

In addition, Taiwan’s leading bus operator U-Bus has ordered 100 Scania K 400
coach chassis. U-Bus has a fleet of some 1,500 buses and operates intercity
services as well as tourist coaches and city buses. The new buses will join the
company's tourist coach and intercity service fleets.

“Scania’s share of the bus and coach market in Taiwan has grown over the past
three years,” says David Lin, Sales and Marketing Director at Scania’s Taiwanese
subsidiary Griffin Automotive. “The coach segment is growing and in 2013 we
almost achieved a 10 percent market share.”

In recent years, Scania Taiwan has secured orders from several major intercity
operators.

The increased number of buses and coaches is resuting in greater demand for
service.

“We will open two new workshops during 2014,” says Per Lilljequist, Managing
Director of Griffin Automotive. “These will further enhance our service network
and will allow us to offer Scania bus, coach and truck operators the best
possible service.”

The two new facilities will bring the total number of workshops operated by
Scania in Taiwan to 10. In addition to these, there are also two customer-based
workshops.

For more information, please contact David Lin, Sales and Marketing Director,
Griffin Automotive, +886 2 2509 8200 or david.lin@scania.tw
Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy
transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. Service-related
products account for a growing proportion of the company’s operations, assuring
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