In Q2 2025, Scania reaffirmed its strategic commitment to electrification and long-term transformation, even as sales revenue fell by 10 percent to SEK 49.9 billion and adjusted operating profit dropped 44 percent to SEK 4.5 billion due to softer delivery volumes and unfavorable currency movements. Despite challenging market conditions—particularly in Latin America—Scania’s EV-related initiatives gained traction.
Christian Levin, President and CEO of Scania and TRATON Group, said: “Scania’s special role as trusted partners to our customers – reflected in our extensive service network – has long been one of the cornerstones of our reputation.”
Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) deliveries rose to 117 units, up from 62 a year earlier, while incoming ZEV orders reached 156 units, showing continued customer interest in electrified solutions. Scania expanded its electric bus offerings, introducing a new chassis variant to extend electric mobility beyond urban transit. A major technology milestone was the launch of the Megawatt Charging System, which enables truck battery charging from 20 to 80 percent in under 30 minutes—halving current charging times.
However, Scania warned that broader market adoption of battery-electric trucks remains low, with BEVs accounting for just 1.5 percent of the heavy truck market in Q1 2025. The company stressed that the bottleneck lies not in technology, but in inadequate charging infrastructure, high electricity taxation, and lack of supportive regulation. Scania called for urgent political alignment across the EU to accelerate commercial BEV uptake.
The company’s new production facility in Rugao, China, which will be powered entirely by renewable energy, is on track to open in Q4 2025. This site represents Scania’s third global production hub and underscores the company’s shift toward a flexible, regionalized production strategy—especially important in a geopolitically unstable climate.
Scania is also leveraging synergies from the TRATON Group, with the operational launch of the TRATON R&D unit, enabling faster innovation and more efficient development of next-gen solutions including electrified and autonomous vehicles. Scania’s financial services arm, which finances over a third of its truck sales, continues to support this transition by easing customer access to new EV technologies.
GreentechLead.com News Desk