Commercial vehicle producer Scania-Kapena moves production to Slupsk

An increase in orders for Scania buses and coaches on the Italian and British markets has caused the Swedish company Scania-Kapena to locate their production in plants in Slupsk. Production of trucks at the Slupsk plant is currently suspended and production facilities are now being utilized for the production of coaches and buses. "Currently, Scania-Kapena employs 250 people and its production capacity stands at 350 buses a year. With a slight increase in employment we have the capacity to manufacture 470 vehicles. However, the actual production capacity will depend entirely on the number of orders our company receives," said Lars-Erik Nerback, General Director of Scania Kapena. The Swedish company claims that, over a year, bus sales on the Polish market will amount to 100 units. Scania-Kapena has been operating in Poland since 1993 and until June 2002 the plant was mainly responsible for the production of trucks. To date, the Slupsk plant has produced over 7,500 vehicles. (Rzeczpospolita, p. B5) A.Z.