Scania AB
Swedish truck and bus manufacturer
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| 2025 | A battery-electric variant of the Fencer f1 is planned to be launched, featuring battery cells produced by Northvolt. |
| April 2025 | Start of scheduled retirement for 63 Euro IV Batch 2 KUB buses, to be replaced by BYD BC12A04 and Zhongtong LCK6126EVG buses. |
| 2025 | Planned retirement of remaining 38 Euro IV Batch 2 KUBs scheduled between 2025 and January 2026. |
| 2025 | Specific buses (SBS8143U, SBS8189M, SBS8448R, SBS8449M, SBS8451E, SBS8453A, and SBS8455U) will be de-registered. |
| 2025 | 53 Scania K230UB buses are scheduled to be taken out of revenue service and de-registered. |
| March 2025 | Leased Scania K230UB buses are scheduled to be transferred back to SBS Transit from SMRT Buses. |
| 2024 | Scania cancelled the Fencer f9 double-decker battery-electric bus variant due to refocusing European chassis manufacturing towards low-entry buses. |
| 2024 | RapidKL received a small number of Scania K250IB and K310IB units from Causeway Link to address a fleet shortage. |
| October 2024 | 11 Scania K230UB buses are scheduled to be de-registered and scrapped progressively between October and December. |
| October 2024 | Progressive de-registration and scrapping of 11 Scania K230UB buses is set to begin. |
| September 2024 | Fencer f1 was launched in Continental Europe in both diesel and electric configurations, initially marketed in Austria and Germany. |
| August 2024 | As part of the Jurong West Bus Package, 39 Scania K230UB buses were leased from SBS Transit to SMRT Buses. |
| March 2024 | Land Transport Authority (LTA) leased 10 Scania K230UB buses from SBS Transit to SMRT Buses. |
| 2023 | ComfortDelGro Bus scrapped its Scania K230UB buses previously used for National University of Singapore shuttle service, replacing them with Volvo B9L buses. |
| November 4 2023 | SBS Transit CARES Community Bus was officially launched by Acting Minister for Transport Chee Hong Tat. |
| October 13 2023 | Bus SBS8849S was taken out of service and re-registered as PD1545C as a private community bus for SBS Transit's outreach efforts. |
| July 2023 | A single Fencer f1 bus was delivered to Moving People of Oswaldtwistle. |
| May 2023 | A single Fencer f1 battery electric bus entered trial service with Voy Santiago S.A. in Santiago de Chile. |
| March 2023 | Five Fencer f1 buses were delivered to Ambassador Travel of Great Yarmouth and Passenger Plus of Tadworth. |
| March 2023 | Bus SBS8743M caught fire along Braddell Road and was subsequently scrapped in October 2023. |
| February 2023 | Bus SBS8337C was involved in a collision with a trailer truck on the Seletar Expressway, with the driver needing extrication by firefighters. |
| January 2023 | Scania planned to sell its Russian assets to local partners for 560 million USD, including divesting its Russian financing business, with transactions to be completed in the first quarter of the year. |
| 2022 | Regular production of the Fencer f1 for customers in the United Kingdom began. |
| 2022 | 20 KUB buses were stored at a warehouse in Keppel for conversion into a bus-themed hotel resort at Changi Village. |
| 2022 | Scania employed approximately 56,927 people worldwide, with production facilities in multiple countries including Sweden, France, the Netherlands, Thailand, China, India, Argentina, Brazil, Poland, and Finland. |
| November 2022 | The first two Fencer f1 buses ordered by Q-Park Heathrow Airport entered service, specified for airport bus services. |
| September 2022 | Torrens Transit in Adelaide operates a fleet of 114 K230UB units, 101 K280UB units, and 190 K320UB units, including 18 K320UB Hybrid diesel/electric buses. |
| September 2022 | SouthLink in Adelaide has 13 K230UB units and 3 K320 hybrid units, while Busways has 23 K230UBs, 20 K280UBs, and 8 K320UB buses (including 3 hybrids). |
| September 13 2022 | Scania officially declared a cessation of operations in Russia due to export sanctions and restrictions related to the Ukraine invasion. |
| July 2022 | Remaining K230UB buses not converted to a bus-themed hotel were scrapped by this month. |
| June 2022 | First deliveries of the Fencer f6 school coaches expected, with 50 total orders placed. |
| June 2022 | Remaining 20 Fencer f1 buses ordered by GoBus entered service in Narva. |
| March 2022 | Scania stopped deliveries of trucks and parts to Russia and ceased production at its Saint Petersburg facility in response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine. |
| January 2022 | Progressive scrapping of 97 Euro IV K230UB buses began, with most being APAD-registered and from Ulu Pandan Bus Depot. |
| 2021 | A diesel single-decker Fencer f1 was sold to PC Coaches of Lincoln, following use as a Scania demonstrator. |
| December 2021 | Four CNG-fuelled Fencer f1 buses ordered by Estonian bus operator GoBus entered service in Harju County. |
| November 2021 | Mass influx of surplus buses to SBS Transit, leading to the removal of 97 Euro IV K230UB units from revenue service. |
| November 2021 | Scania France received the first Fencer f6 school coach, designed for French school bus networks with up to 63 seats and four wheelchair spaces, capable of being built with biodiesel or biogas powertrains. |
| May 2021 | Launched the Fencer F1 single decker bus initially for the UK market, available in diesel and electric drivetrains. |
| 2020 | Suroboyo Bus purchased eight Scania K250UB Euro III buses with Laksana Cityline 3 body, uniquely equipped with front-mounted bike racks. |
| November 2020 | Scania acquired Nantong Gaokai, a truck company based in Rugao, China, to establish vehicle production capabilities in the country. |
| March 17 2019 | A Laksana Cityline2 bodied Scania K310IB 6x2*4 bus was documented in service with PT Mayasari Bakti for TransJakarta BRT system. |
| 2018 | HZMB bus operator ordered and received 100 K250UB buses with Higer body. |
| 2018 | Volkswagen Truck & Bus was rebranded as Traton. |
| September 2018 | Singapore Ducktours began repainting all of its Scania K230UB buses into Big Bus Singapore livery. |
| 2017 | TransJakarta began operating the new Scania K250UB buses as MetroTrans, running outside the standard BRT system. |
| December 2017 | Launched the L-series trucks, designed with an even lower cab optimized for distribution and short-haul duties. |
| September 2017 | Scania was fined 880 million euros by the EU for participating in a 14-year price-fixing cartel, being the last of six truck manufacturers to be penalized. |
| 2016 | Jakarta Provincial Government ordered 150 Scania K250UB Euro III buses to replace aging Kopaja and MetroMini fleet. These buses are wheelchair accessible, air-conditioned, and meet Euro III emission standards. |
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