SODERTALJE, Sweden, June 4, 2003 (PRIMEZONE) -- Scania (Other OTC:SVKBF) has signed an agreement with ExxonMobil whereby Scania is the primary supplier of trucks for ExxonMobil's markets in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South-East Asia, and the Pacific Region which includes Australia and New Zealand. Scania trucks meet ExxonMobil's stringent safety requirements and will be used in ExxonMobil operations in these regions.
"This is an exceptionally prestigious contract. The fact that ExxonMobil has chosen Scania as a global partner demonstrates that Scania's truck design meets the toughest safety requirements world-wide," commented Group Vice President Gunnar Rustad from Scania's executive management.
Scania has experience with ExxonMobil in various key markets in Europe. Notable is also Africa, where Scania collaborated with ExxonMobil on a successful pioneering project to provide specially adapted trucks that conform with European road transportation of dangerous goods standards. This for use in some of Africa's most challenging terrain and operating environments.
This agreement will enable Scania to further collaborate with ExxonMobil to continually improve safe truck design standards world-wide.
For further information, please contact: Gordon Waldron, MD Scania International Fleet Development Ltd telephone (mobile) +44 (0)7831 561641 Bengt Thorsson, Regional Sales Director, Sales and Marketing Europe +46 (0)70 398 9595
Scania is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks and buses for heavy transport applications, and of industrial and marine engines. With 28,200 employees and production facilities in Europe and Latin America, Scania is one of the most profitable companies in its sector. In 2002, turnover totalled SEK 47,000 million and the result after financial items was SEK 3,700 million. Scania products are marketed in about 100 countries worldwide and some 95 percent of Scania's vehicles are sold outside Sweden. Bus chassis production takes place in Sweden, Brazil and Mexico. Bodybuilding takes place in Sweden, Poland and Russia.
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