The beginning of Scania
It all began in 1891. Philip Wersén, engineer and industrialist, proposed Surahammars bruk, a centuries-old ironworks to jointly establish
a factory for the manufacture of railway carriages. The factory and workshops were built in Södertälje, a strategic site of road transport,
railway and ocean transportation. The name of the new company was Vagnfabriksaktiebolaget I Södertelge (Swedish for “Wagon factory in Södertälje).
This name was eventually abbreviated to Vabis.
Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania was established in Malmö for the purpose of manufacturing bicycles. The company called itself Scania after the ancient Latin name of Sweden’s southernmost province-known today as Skane. Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania soon decided to broaden its operations to include rubber machines, vacuum cleaning units, precision gearwheels – as well as trucks and cars. In order to expand production of engines and vehicles, Scania contacted its competitor Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertälje (VABIS) and proposed a merger. In 1911, the two companies Vabis and Scania merged to form Scania-Vabis.
Scania-Vabis marged with the Swedish aircraft and car manufacturer Saab in 1969 and then Scania again became an independent company in 1995.
Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania was established in Malmö for the purpose of manufacturing bicycles. The company called itself Scania after the ancient Latin name of Sweden’s southernmost province-known today as Skane. Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania soon decided to broaden its operations to include rubber machines, vacuum cleaning units, precision gearwheels – as well as trucks and cars. In order to expand production of engines and vehicles, Scania contacted its competitor Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertälje (VABIS) and proposed a merger. In 1911, the two companies Vabis and Scania merged to form Scania-Vabis.
Scania-Vabis marged with the Swedish aircraft and car manufacturer Saab in 1969 and then Scania again became an independent company in 1995.
Scania’s unique modular system
Scania’s unique modular system is one of our most important success factors and has been developed over many decades.
The modular system enables Scania to provide customers tailored vehicles and solutions that are precisely optimized to
their needs by applying the same parts and components to the production of the various purpose vehicles, while achieving to
reduce development and production costs and maximize resource efficiency.
Advantage of modularization is more efficient, especially in marketing, logistics, and after-sales service, saving both time and costs. As a result, the convenience of customers such as rapid vehicle delivery, convenient parts purchase, efficient maintenance and repair has been achieved.
Advantage of modularization is more efficient, especially in marketing, logistics, and after-sales service, saving both time and costs. As a result, the convenience of customers such as rapid vehicle delivery, convenient parts purchase, efficient maintenance and repair has been achieved.
Trademark of Scania
The value of Scania’s brand, which is symbolized by the griffin, has been built up over a very long time and is very strongly linked
to the company’s products and services as well as its core values.
Scania’s first trademark, dating from 1901, consisted of a pedal crank from a bicycle with the head of a griffin in the middle. After a steady change, the trademark have been resurrected in a modernized form in 1995. The red griffin head with its crown has been the symbol of the city of Malmo in Skane province since 1437 Scania took its griffin symbol from it.
The griffin is known as a symbol of strength, speed, alertness and courage and the symbol is linked to Scania’s long and robust tradition, but meanwhile it has a modern design that feels right for a brand that will stand for continued success in the future.
Scania’s first trademark, dating from 1901, consisted of a pedal crank from a bicycle with the head of a griffin in the middle. After a steady change, the trademark have been resurrected in a modernized form in 1995. The red griffin head with its crown has been the symbol of the city of Malmo in Skane province since 1437 Scania took its griffin symbol from it.
The griffin is known as a symbol of strength, speed, alertness and courage and the symbol is linked to Scania’s long and robust tradition, but meanwhile it has a modern design that feels right for a brand that will stand for continued success in the future.
