Scania sets sales record in 2024

Scania Australia is driving ahead, the brand delivering a record number of new trucks in 2024.

In what was also a record year for the entire Australian heavy commercial vehicle market, Scania delivered 1459 new trucks in 2024, up from 1383 the previous year, to grab a market share of 8.5 per cent.

According to Manfred Streit, Scania Australia's Managing Director, the brand's compelling blend of strengths has attracted even more customers to its products.

“Our performance in 2024 marks a new high in terms of deliveries, and market share growth over 2023,” says Manfred Streit, Managing Director of Scania Australia.

“The Australian market now places greater emphasis on factors we have been promoting for many years: fuel efficiency, safety, durability and, of course, maximum uptime, while it is undeniable that in a tight driver market, the comfort and premium features of our cabs assist customers in retaining their employees,” he says.

“We will continue to exceed market expectations as well as provide pathways to transitioning to a sustainable transport solution into 2025 and beyond. We aim to expand our Battery Electric Vehicle portfolio, as well as continue to focus on renewable fuels such as biodiesel and HVO, which can make a dramatic reduction in cleaning exhaust emissions from our highly advanced combustion engines.

“I am also particularly proud that Scania Australia is leading the introduction of autonomous heavy trucks within the mining industry globally, for both haul road and in-pit applications, and we anticipate seeing more of these vehicles arrive in Australia very soon,” he says. “Additionally, in 2025 we will open our 10th company-owned branch in Hope Valley, south of Perth.”

Scania Australia Director of Truck Sales, Benjamin Nye, says that Scania will continue to evolve its product offering in 2025.

“For the benefit of our customers we will be adding new models to our range, as well as updated running gear, and new driver-oriented technology, all of which will combine to deliver an even more compelling offer to the market,” he says.

“Australian market feedback indicates our new Scania SUPER engine range has been over-delivering in terms of fuel efficiency improvements, even when compared with our previous generation of fuel-efficient engines. This helps to reduce operating costs, a vital business benefit when money is tight across the industry.

“Scania has 10 years of experience with Euro 6 emissions technology in Australia as one of the first to adopt this standard, and we have a broad range of proven solutions available for customers, particularly in the heavy rigid sector. And as transport operators seek greater efficiencies through the wider adoption of multiple trailer combinations, Scania offers a significant advantage with our low rev, high torque large-displacement engines, and of course, we are the sole supplier of V8 diesel power for on-road applications.

“Twenty-five years ago, in 1999, Scania delivered just 366 trucks to the Australian market,” Manfred says. “We have come a long way: developing our product, our people, our company-owned capital city branches and our independent authorised national dealer network, so that we may service the needs of the Australian transport industry.

“The pace of our business development will not slacken.”