After the cross-stop in the spring, with all production stopped due to component shortages and disruptions in the supply and logistics chain, Scania has cautiously restarted production at low levels, according to CEO Henrik Henriksson.

The order book that was accumulated as a result of the interruption, which was caused by the pandemic, has not yet been processed. Therefore, it is now planned to compensate for that production loss by increasing the production rate ", he writes in a comment.

Continued uncertain situation

But the demand situation remains uncertain and the announcement that came during the second quarter that Scania will reduce staff with 5,000 employees globally still applies, according to Henriksson.

“Assessing the long-term effects of the crisis is difficult and it will be some time before demand reaches the same levels as before the crisis. In light of this and in order to ensure a continued profitable Scania that can contribute to driving the transition to a sustainable transport system, intensive and extensive work is now underway to adapt Scania's cost structure in the longer term, ”it continues.

Scania's deliveries plummeted to 12,253 buses and trucks during the second quarter, a decrease of 56 percent compared with the corresponding period last year. At the same time, order intake rose 38 percent to 13,602.

Profit before tax was a loss of SEK 458 million, compared with a profit of SEK 4.9 billion a year earlier. And sales fell 38 percent to 25.4 billion.