Scania do Brasil has postponed the dismissal of 70 workers announced last week, writes Rogério Louro.

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But only 65 staff will return to the truck and bus chassis assembly line in the São Bernardo do Campo plant, São Paulo state; the other five accepted a voluntary dismissal plan.


However Scania said that it had only postponed the dismissals until November to give the Brazilian automotive market a chance to revive and boost production.


In the first half of 2002 Scania sold 1,547 trucks and bus chassis in Brazil, 52.5% down on the 3,257 units sold in H1 2001.

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