https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Sweden in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Sales of new cars in Sweden rose 7.9 percent last year, according to fresh figures. And for the first time in more than five decades, the car topping the list of most-sold models is not a Volvo. https://www.thelocal.se/20170102/this-is-the-swedes-favourite-car-model-hint-its-not-volvo Mon, 02 Jan 2017 13:36:55 +0100 this-is-the-swedes-favourite-car-model-hint-its-not-volvo UPDATED: Sweden's environment minister said she had held a "good meeting" with Volkswagen bosses on Wednesday after the firm's shock decision to recall 225,000 Swedish cars in the latest stage of the worldwide emissions scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20150930/swedish-cars-recalled-in-vw-emissions-scandal Wed, 30 Sep 2015 10:00:00 +0200 swedish-cars-recalled-in-vw-emissions-scandal UPDATED: In a surprise move, Swedish truck maker Volvo Group has announced that Martin Lundstedt, CEO of its main rival Scania -- which is owned by Volkswagen -- will take the reins of its operations in October. https://www.thelocal.se/20150422/swedens-volvo-poaches-volkswagen-rival Wed, 22 Apr 2015 11:16:00 +0200 swedens-volvo-poaches-volkswagen-rival Volkswagen said on Friday that it would not increase its purchase bid for truck manufacturers Scania after the Swedish group dismissed the initial offer. https://www.thelocal.se/20140411/volkswagen-wont-raise-offer-on-scania Fri, 11 Apr 2014 16:14:00 +0200 volkswagen-wont-raise-offer-on-scania German auto maker Volkswagen has promised trade unions at Scania to keep the company's assembly line in Sweden if its takeover bid is successful, newspaper Dagens Arbete reported on Wednesday. https://www.thelocal.se/20140402/volkswagen-vows-to-keep-scania-in-sweden-2 Wed, 02 Apr 2014 17:02:00 +0200 volkswagen-vows-to-keep-scania-in-sweden-2 The board of Swedish truck giant Scania has turned down a $9.2 billion takeover bid from Volkswagen telling members that their shares are worth more and not to sell up to the German manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.se/20140318/scania-board-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid Tue, 18 Mar 2014 11:15:00 +0100 scania-board-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid The Economic Crime Authority have launched a probe into suspected insider trading at truck giant Scania in the wake of its takeover bid by Volkswagen. https://www.thelocal.se/20140308/probe-launched-into-trading-of-scania-shares Sat, 08 Mar 2014 11:30:00 +0100 probe-launched-into-trading-of-scania-shares Two top Scania bosses made substantial shares purchases in the Swedish truck making company three weeks before majority owner Volkswagen made its take-over bid. https://www.thelocal.se/20140225/scania-bosses-made-shares-purchases Tue, 25 Feb 2014 18:22:00 +0100 scania-bosses-made-shares-purchases The independent committee looking at Volkswagen's take-over bid of Swedish truck giant Scania began its work on Tuesday, stating promises that headquarters would remain in Sweden were paramount. https://www.thelocal.se/20140225/scania-review-board-dissects-volkswagen-bid Tue, 25 Feb 2014 11:47:00 +0100 scania-review-board-dissects-volkswagen-bid The proposed sale of Swedish truck giant Scania to Volkswagen is hanging in the balance after two of the company's owners said they were unwilling to sell their shares to the German manufacturer. https://www.thelocal.se/20140223/scania-owners-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid Sun, 23 Feb 2014 09:50:00 +0100 scania-owners-reject-volkswagen-takeover-bid Volkswagen is seeking to acquire all shares in Swedish truck maker Scania, the German auto giant has announced, offering $9.2 billion. https://www.thelocal.se/20140221/volkswagen-scania-takeover Fri, 21 Feb 2014 20:43:00 +0100 volkswagen-scania-takeover Swedish heavy-truck maker Scania has appointed Martin Lundstedt as new president and chief executive officer to replace Leif Östling on September 1st, the company said Saturday. https://www.thelocal.se/20120603/41222 Sun, 03 Jun 2012 14:05:00 +0200 41222 A Fiat 500 frozen in time by Google Maps in front of Volkswagen's headquarters in Sweden has been hailed as a public relations coup for the Italian automaker, despite an alternate explanation for the pic from its German rival. https://www.thelocal.se/20120516/40870 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:01:00 +0200 40870 Swedish businessman Håkan Samuelsson, the former CEO of German truckmaker MAN, has been ordered to pay €237 million in damages to his former employer for his alleged part in a major corruption scandal. https://www.thelocal.se/20110117/31486 Mon, 17 Jan 2011 17:47:00 +0100 31486 Swedish truckmaker Scania and Germany's MAN, who both have links to the Volkswagen automotive group, are considering merging, Scania said in a statement Monday. https://www.thelocal.se/20101115/30214 Mon, 15 Nov 2010 10:05:00 +0100 30214 German automaker Volkswagen is looking to boost its trucking activities by increasing its stake in Sweden's Scania, according to a report in the German Der Spiegel daily. https://www.thelocal.se/20101114/30200 Sun, 14 Nov 2010 09:34:00 +0100 30200 German luxury automaker Porsche announced on Monday it was offering €2.8 billion ($3.7 billion) to buy up the rest of Swedish truckmaker Scania. https://www.thelocal.se/20090119/17004 Mon, 19 Jan 2009 11:55:00 +0100 17004 German sports car maker Porsche is obliged to place a bid for Swedish truck firm Scania after acquiring more that fifty percent of the voting stock in Volkswagen (VW). https://www.thelocal.se/20090106/16742 Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:15:00 +0100 16742 Monday was a memorable day for Europe's largest automaker Volkswagen AG – only hours after buying a controlling stake in Swedish truck manufacturer Scania, VW was in turn swallowed by the holding company of luxury carmaker Porsche. https://www.thelocal.se/20080303/10242 Mon, 03 Mar 2008 19:06:00 +0100 10242 Volkswagen's acquisition Monday of truckmaker Scania saw one of the Swedish auto industry's last crown jewels pass into foreign hands, following in the footsteps of Volvo and Saab, but analysts said the brand would remain strongly linked to Sweden. https://www.thelocal.se/20080303/10240 Mon, 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