The company was founded in 1900 as Maskinfabriks AB Scania in the town of Malmö in southern Sweden. Scania is Latin for the province of Skåne. In 1911 Scania merged with another automobile and truck manufacturer, Vagnsfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertälje (founded in 1891) (VABIS) of Södertälje in mid-east Sweden, to form AB Scania-Vabis. After the Second World War, Scania-Vabis also imported Volkswagen cars under the banner of "Svenska Volkswagen AB".In 1969, Scania-Vabis merged with SAAB, to form Saab-Scania AB. At this time, the Volkswagen subsidiary was renamed "V.A.G. Sverige AB". When Saab-Scania was split in 1995, the name of the truck and bus division changed simply to Scania AB. In 1999, Volvo attempted to buy Scania using some of the cash received from the Ford buyout of Volvo Cars, but the acquisition was eventually withdrawn.
Scania produces only heavy trucks (i.e. over 16 metric tonnes or Class 8 in the US), and heavy buses (over 12 tonnes), and is the world's third largest make in these two segments. It exports its trucks and buses to over 70 countries. Scania places great emphasis on technology, fuel efficiency and low emissions. Scania, and, previously, Scania-Vabis, have also manufactured trucks outside Sweden, in Argentina, Botswana, Brazil, Korea, Tanzania, The Netherlands, Zimbabwe and USA.Many examples of Scania, Vabis and Scania-Vabis commercial and military vehicles can be seen at the Marcus Wallenberg-hallen (the Scania Museum) in Södertälje.
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