www.chinabuses.org: After extensive renovation, Scania’s facility in Slupsk has been transformed into one of Europe’s most modern, efficient factory for bus manufacturing. Workstations and production logistics have been designed for efficient, high-quality production according to the method-based way of working that characterises the Scania Production System (SPS). The facility was re-inaugurated recently by Leif Östling, President and CEO of Scania; Roman Zaborowski, governor of the Pomerania region of Poland; and Dag Hartelius, Sweden’s ambassador to Poland.

The facility in Slupsk, with 700 employees, is the hub of Scania’s European production of fully built (bodied) buses for public transport. The Scania OmniCity and OmniLink models are bodyworked here. Chassis for the Scania OmniCity are also assembled in Slupsk. These chassis are also delivered to other, independent bus bodybuilders in Europe, Africa and Asia.

To date, buses in the Scania Omni range have mainly been delivered to such markets as the Nordic countries, Poland, Great Britain, France and Italy. Scania has initiated an effort to increase sales to other major markets, for example Germany - Europe’s largest bus and coach market.

Scania established industrial operations in Slupsk in 1992 when it acquired half the shares in Kapena S.A and began final assembly of trucks in the jointly owned company Scania Kapena S.A. In 1994 the company started production of Scania buses.

Since 2002, the operations in Slupsk have focused entirely on bus manufacturing. Scania ended its partnership with Kapena in 2003 by acquiring all shares in the jointly owned company and changed its name to Scania Production Slupsk.

Source : www.chinabuses.org

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