BUSINESS FINANCING
Scania supports logistics industry with new finance model
Many operators are hesitant to purchase new trucks as an uncertain business environment threatens confidence. Unprecedented economic challenges are forcing fleet managers and business owners to rethink their traditional purchasing cycles. In response, Scania South Africa is rethinking its business model to make upgrading financially easier. “We understand that trucks need to be working for companies to make a profit,” says Mark Erasmus, General Manager: Sales. “It’s now that the improved efficiencies leading to vital cost economies, offered by our New Generation Trucks, will really make a difference.” Putting these cost efficiencies into the hands of businesses who could benefit from the cost-savings but don’t have the appetite for large capital expenditures in these difficult times has required
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Scania South Africa to look for optimal financing agility. “We understand our role as equipment providers and the value chain we need to provide to make our equipment relevant in a tough economy,” explains Nomonde Kweyi, Marketing Director, Scania South Africa. “To this end we have developed industryleading financial offers that allow our customers to work with and use our world-class technology and performance, backed by our extended warranty and