Everyone has his or her own dream car, and Scania is almost every truck driver’s dream car. As a truck brand from Sweden with a history of nearly 130 years, Scania is also a leading brand in the field of trucks, so Scania is also called the "King of the Road."

In 1891, the Swedish Philip Wersen family formed a joint venture with a steel factory to establish a factory to manufacture train carriages in Malm?, southern Sweden. The company name was VABIS. It was not until 1897 that VABIS launched its first motor vehicle. This was the first car produced by Scania and the entire Sweden.

In 1901, a company called SCANIA was established in Malm?, Sweden. It mainly produced bicycles and also registered a bicycle pedal crank, griffon and Scania name. consisting of trademarks. Scania's griffon symbol was originally a coat of arms from the province of Scania in southern Sweden. The emblem comes from the city griffin emblem of Malm?. In 1437, the griffin emblem was awarded to Malmo by King Eric of Bohemia.

In 1902, SCANIA and VABIS each launched their first trucks. SCANIA trucks were the first mass-produced cars in Swedish history, with a total of five cars produced at that time. It was not until November 1910 that SCANIA and VABIS merged to form the current Scania-VABIS company under the urging of Malmo's executive director P. Alfred Nordmann. The next year, the newly merged Scania-VABIS company launched its first city bus, the Nordmark bus. Its chassis was manufactured in SCANIA's factory, while the engine and body were produced in the VABIS workshop.

Until 1936, Scania-VABIS’s first pre-combustion diesel engine was born, and the diesel-powered era of trucks began. With a diesel engine, the truck can carry a larger load than a conventional gasoline-powered truck. Since then, Scania has begun to rely on industry-leading technology to be at the forefront of the development of the truck industry.

In 1956, Scania entered Brazil and opened a production plant. This was the first time it established a factory abroad since 1911. Scania's development began to spread all over the world. Subsequently in 1965, Scania officially established a factory in Zwolle, the Netherlands, which meant that Scania successfully opened the door to the European heavy truck market. In 1987, Scania launched the 3 Series truck and won the "Truck of the Year" award in 1989. In the 1990s, with the maturity of Scania's modular production system, global cooperation in production and manufacturing systems became a reality, and Scania succeeded.

In 1999, Volvo, also a leader in the heavy truck industry, proposed a merger with Scania to join forces to integrate the truck industry. However, this proposal failed due to EU antitrust considerations and Scania's belief that the two companies with very different styles could not be integrated. After the failure of Volvo's merger, Volkswagen took the lead in acquiring Scania and became its new majority shareholder, which it remains today.

When the time came to 2009, affected by the financial crisis and market shrinkage, companies in all walks of life were severely hit. Scania relied on its strong R&D capabilities for new technologies and new products, as well as flexible control over production capacity, costs and capital expenditures, to successfully weather the crisis and successfully extend Scania's 70-year streak. A history of maintaining profitability for many years.

Today, Scania has gone through nearly 130 years, and has been focusing on the development of heavy-duty trucks, and has always been at the forefront of the industry, so the "King of the Road" is definitely not a wasted reputation. .

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.