Hardware · Updated 22 Oct, 09:35 pm IST
Scania to build battery trucks at new Rugao plant in China
Why it matters for readers: It explains why big truck makers are building electric models faster: demand and energy costs are changing the market.
- Scania plans to start making battery-powered trucks at its Rugao factory in China as soon as it secures a license.1
- The Rugao plant, built last year, is Traton Group’s first wholly-owned factory in China and can assemble diesel and battery trucks on the same lines.1
- Scania CEO Christian Levin expects electric trucks to account for half of China’s market by early 2027 and says the company sped up plans because demand rose faster than anticipated.1
- Chinese electric semi truck sales jumped almost 80% in the first half of 2026 and are on pace to make up over 30% of heavy-truck sales this year.1
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