Scania Announces Layoffs: 750 Jobs to be Cut in Sweden

Scania has announced layoffs. The truck manufacturer plans to cut 750 jobs in Sweden, according to a press release.

– Our hope is that we can find other solutions, says Mari Carlquist, chairperson of the Union's trade club in Södertälje.

The layoffs affect two parts of the organization: 400 positions in HR, People & Culture, and 350 positions in commercial units, including sales and marketing.

– Our world is changing rapidly through technological development, regionalization, and new market conditions. To remain strong in the future, we need to adapt, develop our ways of working, and review how we are organized. This is a difficult but necessary decision to strengthen Scania's competitiveness and to continue leading the transition towards a sustainable transport system, says Christian Levin, CEO and President of Scania, in a statement.

The layoffs do not affect unionized employees. Union negotiations are ongoing.

Union Response

Mari Carlquist, chairperson of the Union's trade club at Scania's headquarters in Södertälje, expects that "a few hundred" of their members will be affected.

– We will see what the layoffs mean in practice, but our hope is that we can find other solutions that ensure as few people as possible have to leave the company against their will, she says.

Christina Widén, chairperson of the Academic Association at Scania and Traton with 4,000 members, most of whom are from Sveriges Ingenjörer, describes the situation as "unusual and very regrettable."

"The Academic Association strongly empathizes with the members who are now in a time of uncertainty and concern," she says in a written comment to TT.