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25 AutoData | November 2018 America, making its vehicle line absolutely up-to-date with Europe and consolidating its largest investment ever made in Brazil, R$ 2.6 billion by the end of 2020. The expectation is that all the work done in São Bernardo do Campo for the arrival of the new trucks will transform the Brazilian plant into the most modern truck factory in Latin America. «A pre- mium vehicle needs to be produced in a premium factory», says Christopher Podgorski, president and CEO of Scania Latin America. According to the executive, the deve- Disclousure/Scania lopment of this new line demonstrates the concern of Scania in anticipating the main market trends for a transport with less impact to the environment and, at the same time, with greater efficiency and profitability. «We are putting a unique bu- siness tool in the market that unites te- chnology, design, efficiency, innovation, customization and sustainability and is able to meet today›s demands since it is ready for the future.» There is no lack of reasons for such excitement. The factory in the ABC region was completely redesigned to receive the new trucks, completely different from the previous line. «We turned everything up- side down. There is not one single screw from the old truck», ensures Alexander Vlaskamp, vice president of truck ma- rketing and sales. One of the highlights is the new cab welding unit which, according to Podgor- ski, is «a completely renovated factory representing the state of the art in Indus- try 4.0». 75 robots share space with new production and assembly lines. The new trucks have six hundred new parts, which brought fourteen new suppliers. For Silvio Munhoz, its sales director, «this is not just a new truck. We are one step ahead of the industry in terms of profitability in our customers› busines- ses and in sustainability». Roberto Barral, vice president of commercial operations, says he is «sure that with this new line we will revolutionize transportation in Latin America». The cabins are totally new on the insi- de and on the outside as well and, adding all the operational advantages, the total diesel savings generated, according to company information, could be up to 12%. «Only the new engines equipped with high-pressure technologywill guarantee up to 8% reduction in fuel consumption», Podgorski calculates, arguing that «the best fuel liter is the one that is never con- sumed». The other 3% to 4% will be gua-