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Spanish public bus operator Moventis wanted to reduce its emissions and chose biogas buses from Scania.

The Scania Sustainable Transport Forum 2024 focused on the bold and brave steps we need to take to change our transport system for the better. One leader willing to take those bold and brave steps is Matthias Schwarz from DHL Procurement, Global Ground Fleet and Transportation Sourcing. DHL has already come a long way and electrified over 35,000 vans. But of course, it doesn’t stop there. In this video, Matthias Schwarz talks about DHL’s ambitions and goals, and what they do to reach them.

Summer is officially here with the start of Scania Internship Production programme. The blue shirts are distributed and the students enrolled have a lot to look forward to. Among other exciting things happening this summer the students have visited the Scania Museum and taken part in a puzzle challenge. Scania Internship Production is a six week long program for students in Engineering including work in production, seminars, lectures, go-and-see and a one-week final project. The students will get to know the Scania Production System, shop floor engineering and how to work with improvements. Learn more about Scania Internship Production at https://bit.ly/3vtKcy9 #Internship #Career

At Scania’s Sustainable Transport Forum in May this year, our CEO Christian Levin said that the need for bold and brave leaders is more urgent than ever. One of those leaders is Elena Breda, Chief Technology and Sustainability Officer at Electrolux Group, who was a speaker at the event. Here, she talks about how Electrolux’s reached its science-based climate targets three years ahead of time, and how the work with lowering the company’s climate impact continues. #Sustainability

Rajakumar Murugaiyan, known as Raja, shines as a dedicated Workshop Manager at Scania’s Senoko workshop in Singapore. With 14 years of service, he exemplifies commitment to customer satisfaction and teamwork, earning the SSEA Best-Performing Employee award twice. Raja's leadership fosters a collaborative and customer-centric environment, ensuring quality and timely service. His passion for daily challenges and strong team relationships have turned the workshop into a cohesive, high-performing unit. “Everyday is a new experience – meeting new people. There are new challenges to solve, and we solve them together. It is teamwork. Working with such a great bunch of team members and an amazing boss makes me so happy. Our country manager is always there for us, sharing ideas and jumping into the trenches to help whenever we need him. That’s the reason why we can solve a lot of matters here,” says Raja. He understands the power of teamwork and the importance of nurturing strong relationships within the team. With his leadership, our workshop has become a well-oiled machine, capable of overcoming any challenge that comes our way. Learn more about Raja's journey here: https://bit.ly/3zautpl #Workshop #Scania #Career

Ulrika Lagerblad's journey from being a student to the Head of Strength Simulations at Scania shows her dedication to engineering. Her academic background and Scania's student programme led to her thesis and subsequent role as a Development Engineer. Ulrika's PhD research contributed to vehicle safety through fatigue and damage prediction, culminating in an algorithm validated by industry collaboration and laboratory experiments. “I find the subject interesting and can see the benefit of having these estimations and simulations. I see that I can contribute a small piece of the larger puzzle and make that contribution to science,” says Ulrika. Ulrika’s academic and professional journey, intertwined with her personal life, exemplifies resilience and balance. Despite moments of self-doubt, she pressed on, even amid the added responsibilities of motherhood. Now leading the Strength Simulations team, Ulrika exemplifies leadership, managing family and career with determination and grit. Read more about Ulrika Lagerblad here: https://bit.ly/4cDeH4H #Career #PhD

In May, Scania held its fourth Sustainable Transport Forum. Watch the highlights here:

The shift to sustainable transport goes beyond replacing one vehicle with another. It also requires new cross-industry collaborations, such as this far-sighted initiative to roll out heavy-duty electric vehicles for the transportation of IKEA products in Portugal.

Scania Invest, the newly established investment arm of Scania’s Ventures and New Business department, has announced its investment in Waabi, a leading Canadian company pioneering generative AI for the physical world.

“I really liked the team and vision, and they really liked me and wanted me to join, and that's how it happened,” says Harsha Raju, Head of Strategy — New Initiatives & Funnels at Ventures and New Business, on when he began his career at Scania, now being part of a team that are catalysts building transformative businesses. But as a student, Harsha was more inclined towards creative professions. Still, like most Indian kids, Harsha was nudged towards Mechanical Engineering. Struggling through his course, he found himself sketching cars during all his lectures. His love for automotive design led him to India’s top design school and, much later, Harvard Business School. With a track record of building teams and organisations from the ground up, it is safe to say that Harsha loves establishing new businesses, converting ideas into tangible realities, and (more often than not) exceeding expectations regarding targets. In his previous organisation, he helped set up their first product incubation centre. “We started with five of us in a shared working space, and when I left, we were about 200 people -- spread across four cities and assured business in millions.” When he heard of Scania’s Ventures and New Business department, it aligned perfectly with his interests and skills. "I act as the first touch point when a new idea or opportunity comes up and my responsibility is to assess if the idea aligns with our strategy and ensure that the idea is analysed for us to take it to the next step -- whether it is through partnerships or investments or organically by building it into a venture." Read more about Harsha’s journey here: https://bit.ly/45q0GVU #innovation #newbusiness #career