Scania has opened its substantially refurbished assembly unit in Zwolle, the Netherlands, after investing about €35 million increasing the production capacity of the plant by 50%, to over 150 trucks per day.
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The capital was invested in two completely new assembly lines and comprehensive modernisation of the facility as a whole.
“The Zwolle truck assembly unit is of strategic importance for meeting increased demand in the future, and safeguarding our continued and profitable growth in terms of volumes. Geographically, it is favourably located close to our biggest markets in western Europe,” said group vice president, production and procurement Per Hallberg.
“The vastly expended capacity in Zwolle, together with the concentration of component manufacture which we have implemented, means that Scania is prepared for future growth, with a production system that is both flexible and efficient,” he added.
Over 300,000 trucks have been produced in Zwolle since the plant was opened in 1964. At present, the facility accounts for approximately half of Scania’s global output of trucks. Other units of Scania’s globally integrated truck assembly operation are located in Angers, France, São Paulo, Brazil and Södertälje, Sweden. Local assembly is also carried out in about 10 other countries.
