Highlights 2025

The TRATON GROUP made important decisions at Group level in 2025 to ensure its future success in the global commercial vehicle market.

The TRATON GROUP’s Group-wide research and development function started operating on July 1, 2025, marking a strategic milestone. Around 9,000 employees from the R&D departments of the TRATON brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus moved to the new Group R&D department, which was established at the beginning of 2025 and is headed by Niklas Klingenberg, member of the Executive Board responsible for Group Research & Development. The employees in Group R&D will be working closely with approximately 3,000 colleagues in the R&D departments of the TRATON brands. They ensure that work on brand-specific solutions is successfully continued in Brand Identity Development (BID).

In addition, TRATON Financial Services AB (TFS) completed the rollout of the framework agreement with Volkswagen Financial Services (VWFS) for the rights to provide financial solutions in 14 strategic markets on June 30, 2025. In the second half of the year, TFS continued its multi-brand expansion by entering the Czech Republic and Denmark. TFS now operates in more than 60 countries, with more than 20 markets serving multiple TRATON brands.

The Group made clear progress in implementing the TRATON Modular System in 2025. In October, for example, Scania broke ground on a new body factory in Oskarshamn, Sweden, which will produce the cab as part of the TRATON Modular System. Looking ahead, MAN has decided to invest in the next generation of vehicles in Eastern Europe as well to support the TRATON Modular System.

At the end of November 2025, the TRATON SE’s Supervisory Board also made two important personnel decisions that will ensure the Group continues on its successful course. The contract of Dr. Michael Jackstein as Executive Board member responsible for Finance, Business Development, and Human Resources was extended, as was the contract of Catharina Modahl Nilsson, who is the Executive Board member responsible for Group Product Management.

The TRATON GROUP brands reported numerous strategy and product highlights in fiscal year 2025:

Scania

Scania opened a new production facility in Rugao, China, on October 15, 2025. The plant is aligned with Scania’s global production standards and incorporates the requirements of the TRATON GROUP’s Modular System. It will both serve the Chinese domestic market and export products to Asia and Oceania. Scania also presented its NEXT ERA product line, which is tailored to the Chinese market. It will complement the premium vehicles that Scania developed to meet individual customer requirements.

Scania is pursuing the goal of contributing to sustainable transportation in the future through efficiency improvements in the field of diesel engines. The new Super 11 engine, which was introduced in mid-May 2025, will play an important role in supplementing the drive portfolio. This 11‑liter engine is 85 kilograms lighter than the Super 13 engine and achieves fuel savings of up to 7% compared with the 9-liter engines of the current generation.

MAN

MAN started series production of battery-electric heavy-duty trucks at its original plant in Munich in June 2025. Electric and diesel trucks are now being manufactured in series there on the same production line in a fully integrated mixed production process. With the Lion’s Coach E model, MAN was also the first European manufacturer to launch an all-electric coach, which received the “Sustainable Bus of the Year 2026” award in October 2025.

In April 2025, MAN paved the way for future success by launching its own battery production in Nuremberg. The investment volume for this large-scale battery production amounted to around €250 million. This step will enable MAN to increase vertical integration at its Nuremberg site. This means that, in addition to the packs consisting of several modules, the modules themselves, which combine several battery cells, will also be produced in Nuremberg for the next generation of batteries. 

Also at the Nuremberg plant, MAN started production of the efficient new 13-liter MAN D30 diesel engine in February 2025, which is based on the Group-wide Common Base Engine (CBE) drive, along with the eCoach. This is the largest standard engine in the brand portfolio and is installed in the 40‑ton MAN TGX and MAN TGS semitrailer tractors.

International

International has made significant progress in the development of self-driving trucks. In collaboration with PlusAI, a company that specializes in autonomous driving, International began conducting test drives with customer vehicles in September 2025. International has established a dedicated autonomous driving hub in San Antonio, USA, to work with fleet customers and accelerate the adoption of autonomous technologies in logistics companies.

International is also making progress toward sustainable transportation in the field of diesel engines. International is also using the TRATON GROUP’s efficient CBE drive platform in its S13 Integrated Powertrain. Its market penetration increased sharply in 2025. In the Class 8 segment, which is important for the USA, almost every second truck sold by International in 2025 was equipped with this state-of-the-art drive system. It reduces fuel consumption by up to 15% compared with its predecessor.

Volkswagen Truck & Bus

Volkswagen Truck & Bus (VWTB) consistently generates strong returns and cash flows even in difficult market conditions. VWTB has also been offering financial services to customers in Mexico since April 2025 and in Brazil since July 2025 under the umbrella of TRATON Financial Services. Banco TRATON Brazil has been awarded an AAA rating by the local rating agency Moody’s.

VWTB battery-electric commercial vehicles exceeded the 3 million test kilometer mark in 2025. VWTB is currently conducting more than 50 tests for electric vehicles. The new e-Volksbus 22L, for example, is already operating in São Paulo in cooperation with VWTB customers.

Together with Scania do Brasil and the TRATON GROUP, VWTB is supporting the e-Dutra Corridor, as the first Zero-Emission Corridor in Brazil. The e-Dutra Corridor is part of the Global Green Road Corridors Initiative. VWTB completed the first trip of a battery-electric truck along the Corridor in November 2025 in collaboration with Scania, leveraging the existing infrastructure.