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SWEDISH SCANIA OPENED NEW SERVICE STATION IN UKRAINE

17 June , 2022  

Scania Ukraine opened a new Scania Brovary service station with a total area of 1,110 sq.m. near the Brovarskaya ring road at the intersection of the M95 and H07 highways, the distribution company’s press service reported.

“By the decision to open a new service station in the Kiev region, we want to confirm our commitment to the Ukrainian market. We are aware of all the risks for our investments, but we want to be closer to our customers, whose activities are important for the Ukrainian society, especially in the current conditions,” the press quotes – the service of the General Director of Scania Ukraine LLC Hokan Jyde in a message on the website on Thursday.

The station includes service boxes, warehouse and office premises. At the same time, 8 trucks can be serviced in it, there is also a large spare parts warehouse.

As reported, the new station became the 12th in the company’s service network.

Oleksandr Titskiy, Director of Dealer Network and Dealer Development in Ukraine, noted that taking into account the location of the station (where the main routes run from north to west and south), the company sees a huge need for the provision of services for the repair and maintenance of trucks not only in this part of the region, therefore, in the future, the center can be significantly expanded, and will provide a greater range of services for carriers.

The opening of the station was attended by Swedish Ambassador to Ukraine Tobias Tyberg, who noted that Sweden supports Ukraine with defense equipment, humanitarian aid, provides financial support, and continues to work with Ukraine on reforms in local self-government, energy independence, and environmental protection.

“Today ScaniaGroup is opening a new facility near Kyiv. Scania trucks will help Ukraine restore what Russia is destroying. Nothing can break the resilience of Ukrainians,” the ambassador tweeted.

The distribution company with foreign investments “Scania Ukraine” has been operating on the Ukrainian market since 1998 (before that, there was a representative office in 1993). In 2020, the company’s revenue decreased by 6% compared to 2019 – to UAH 1 billion 651 million, net profit decreased by 22.7% – to UAH 42.4 million.

According to Scania Ukraine (mid-last year), since 1997, it has paid EUR97.8 million in taxes to the Ukrainian treasury and has invested more than EUR38.8 million in the opening of service stations, new jobs, equipment and employee training.

In 2020, the company occupied 27.4% of the Ukrainian market for trucks manufactured in Europe. Its income amounted to UAH 1.65 billion, net profit UAH 42.4 million.

As reported, at present, out of 12 Scania service centers (including the new one), 10 are working, only the stations in Kharkov and Kramatorsk are closed.

A few days ago, the company reopened its distribution site in Bucha.