Scania, the prominent commercial vehicle and engine manufacturer, has announced its foray into the engine segment in India. The company, which launched its power generation engines for prime power at the INTEC – Industrial Trade Fair in Coimbatore, said bookings for engines have already started.
Addressing the launch function, Mr. Anders Grundströmer, Managing Director, Scania Commercial Vehicle India, and Senior Vice President, Scania Group, said: “Launching engines in India is a natural extension of our product portfolio as we want to support our customers in all respects. We see huge potential for engines in the country across various sectors. Our engines are compact and powerful, with high reliability and uptime leading to low operating cost”.
Scania is one of the world’s leading manufacturers of trucks and buses as well as industrial and marine engines, with highly loyal customers. Every year the company builds more than 80,000 engines, thus becoming one of the most experienced engine manufacturers. Around the world, Scania engines are found in trucks, buses, industrial and marine operation, as well as in the power generation sector. It offers a wide range of industrial engines ranging from the emission standard Stage II/Tier 2 to the present Stage IIIB and Tier 4i.
Integrated with the user equipment, any Scania engine will contribute to strengthen the customer’s profitability and end-user satisfaction. Part of Scania’s offer will also include a range of tailored service packages. Maintenance and repair contracts are fully backed by the company service network.
With its launch of the power generation engines range in India, the company will also be offering marine as well as industrial engines through its network to be built.
The power generation engines are equipped with the Scania developed Engine Management System (EMS), in order to ensure control of all aspects related to engine performance. The injection system is based on electronically controlled unit injectors that give low exhaust emissions with good fuel economy and a high torque. The engine can be fitted with accessories such as air cleaners, radiators and PTOs in order to suit a variety of installations.
Investment in Bangalore facility
Scania is investing about Rs. 2.5 billion in an industrial facility in Bangalore. The Scania Regional Product Centre in India will also be the centre of the company’s commercial operations in the country. The company objective is to sell about 2,000 trucks and 1,000 coaches per year in the Indian market within the next five years.
The production facility is being constructed in an industrial area 40 km east of Bangalore. Production is expected to start in mid-2013. It is estimated that nearly 800 people will be employed at the facility in the longer term.
The industrial operations will consist of final assembly of trucks with bodywork and building of complete coaches with bodywork. The head office of Scania’s Indian company, complete with a service workshop and a central parts warehouse, will be housed at the same site.
Scania has been represented in the Indian market since 2007 when a partnership was initiated with Larsen & Toubro (L&T). The latter has successfully established Scania’s trucks and services and has developed a close partnership with customers in the mining industry. It currently operates about 10 Scania service workshops at various mining sites in the country and continues to be a trusted partner for off road, including mining trucks.
In 2011, Scania Commercial Vehicles India was floated in order to boost the company presence through sales to additional segments of the Indian commercial vehicle market. Scania recently launched a new range of on-road haulage truck models specially designed for the Indian market – the R 500 6×4, the G 460 6×4 and the P 410 6×2. The P 410 8×4 mining tipper was launched in December last.
A few months back Scania launched a new coach range, specially for the Indian market. The new coach range is offered in three models and is a purpose-designed coach for luxury inter-city or charter travels.