Scania

Scania is part of the Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH group of companies and is a manufacturer of heavy trucks and buses, as well as industrial and marine engines.

Maintenance products are taking an increasing share in sales, guaranteeing Scania customers cost-effective transportation solutions and maximum uptime. Scania also offers financial services. The number of employees of the company reaches 44,000 people. The company operates in more than 100 countries around the world. Research and development work is carried out in Sweden; In Europe and South America, there is a production facility with the possibility of international exchange of both individual components and complete vehicles. In 2015, total sales were SEK 95 billion and net profit was SEK 6.8 billion.

Business in Russia

Main article: Scania-Rus (Scania)

History

2020: 5,000 job cuts

On June 1, 2020, Scania announced the reduction of 5 thousand jobs. The truck manufacturer is forced to take these measures due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, which brought down the auto industry.

The crisis caused by the outbreak of coronavirus forced Scania to work in incomplete force. This resulted in an excess, according to our estimates, of 5 thousand employees, including up to 1 thousand people in the head office in Södertälje, - the words of Scania CEO Henrik Henriksson are quoted in a press release. - We believe that it will take a long time for demand to return to the level that was before the crisis, it is necessary to adapt the entire organization to the new situation this year. This applies to company-wide measures, notice of dismissal is not excluded.

Truck maker Scania cuts 5,000 jobs

According to the head, it will take a long time before market demand reaches pre-crisis levels, so Scania needs to adapt the company to the new situation in 2020.

By the beginning of June 2020, the number of employees of the company is about 51 thousand people working in different countries. In March, the truck manufacturer announced a temporary suspension of almost all employees in Sweden. At the same time, the company's enterprises in Europe and Latin America were stopped due to problems with the supply of components from partners in Italy, France and Sweden.

On June 1, 2020, Scania announced that it would review some of its industrial and commercial operations, and could also reduce resources in terms of research and development. In addition, the company said it has too many sales and service professionals for the current crisis.

Management, along with union representatives, is working on various cost-cutting measures, and reducing the number of consultants is a priority among them, Scania said.[1]

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