Scania Annual Report 2011

22 Market – BUSES AND COACHES
Great potential in the bus and coach market
The demand for efficient, sustainable passenger transport is increasing, especially in the
rapidly growing cities of emerging market regions. To a growing extent, Scania is a supplier of
comprehensive solutions that include buses and coaches as well as various service packages.
Scania also participates in the planning of entire transport systems.
Scania delivers buses and bus chassis with high
passenger capacity for use as tourist coaches and in
scheduled intercity and urban traffic.
Scania’s modular system means that a large percentage
of the components in buses and coaches are
shared with trucks. This creates major synergies in
development, production, parts supply and servicing.
Great potential in urban traffic
Investments in public transport systems are increasing
as cities around the world seek sustainable solutions
to their often acute traffic problems. Buses and bus
systems play a key role in transporting passengers in an
efficient, flexible, safe, environmentally responsible way.
Good passenger capacity, fuel efficiency, reliability
and environmental performance are important requirements
in urban traffic. During 2011, the new Scania
Citywide urban and suburban bus series was launched,
offering very efficient passenger throughput and a high
standard of comfort.
Modern and efficient bus systems
More and more large cities are building systems for
more efficient bus transport. One example is Bus Rapid
Transit (BRT) systems, with dedicated bus lanes that
shorten journey times and substantially improve efficiency
in public transport systems. It is also possible to
adapt the BRT concept for cities and regions outside
of mega-cities, and a number of bus systems are now
starting to be built in Europe.
Scania has delivered buses and services to such bus
systems in Australia, Mexico, South Africa and several
countries in South America, among others.
Sophisticated intercity and tourist coaches
Good fuel economy, driveability, uptime and high passenger
safety standards are key factors for companies
that operate tourist traffic. Demands from passengers
for a high level of comfort and good communication
equipment are becoming more advanced.
In order to provide the highest possible reliability and
uptime, Scania’s strategy is to deliver comprehensive
solutions. For example, the company has established
close cooperation with a number of bodybuilders in
order to offer customers fully built buses where the
chassis and body are completely integrated. Scania’s
cooperation with the Chinese company Higer represents
a cost-effective solution, since Higer builds and
Operations Scania 2011