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PROFIT before tax and certi transfers to reserve for t Saab-Scania Group amount to £100m for 1981.
Scania product sales were by 11 per cent to £700m, co pared with the 1980 figure £634m. The world lorry mar was characterised by declini demand and stiffening comp tion, the report states.
The international hea vehicle market (over 16 tc gvw) outside the Eastern b declined by about '10 per cent.
Registration of lorries of 1 same weight decreased by . proximately 15 per cent Western Europe, the Unit States and Japan. The larg downturn in business, accord to the report, was recorded Denmark, Great Britain, W Germany and the Netherlan where registrations declined tween 25 and 35 per cent.
Because of lower demand: Western Europe caused by e nomic conditions, sales w limited to essential purchaset replace worn-out vehicles. the total Western Europe supply of lorries for heavy tra ports remained largely changed.
Despite this, Britain is Scan ninth largest market with lc sales of 919 vehicles last y( Iraq and Sweden were the f and second largest marki with Iraq importing 3,E. vehicles and Sweden 2,507.
Scania's sales and sen facilities have been expand for investments in the futur(