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TRATON cushions 2025 downturn with strong European orders and China push

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  • TRATON’s 2025 revenue and profit declined on lower truck sales, tariffs, and currency headwinds, but strong European orders, growing services, and a maintained 6.3% margin underpinned a proposed dividend and cautious 2026 outlook.
  • The Group advanced its strategic transformation with a new centralized R&D unit, an industrial hub in Rugao tailored to China’s truck market, and electromobility innovations like Scania’s Megawatt Charging System to strengthen global competitiveness and sustainability.
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TRATON cushions 2025 downturn with strong European orders and China push

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TRATON SE ( (DE:8TRA) ) just unveiled an update.

TRATON SE reported a 7% drop in 2025 sales revenue to €44.1 billion as unit sales fell 9% to 305,500 vehicles, hit by weaker truck demand in North America and Brazil and additional costs from U.S. tariffs, currency effects, and its new Chinese plant. Despite this, vehicle services and financial services grew, incoming orders rose 7% to 281,300 units with a strong 32% surge in Europe, and the company maintained an adjusted operating margin of 6.3%, proposed a €0.93 dividend, and issued a cautious 2026 outlook amid a challenging freight and macroeconomic environment.

Management highlighted strategic progress, including the launch of a 9,000‑engineer Group R&D organization to accelerate development of its modular vehicle system and the build‑out of an industrial hub in Rugao, China, aimed at tailoring products to the local long‑haul market and leveraging local tech capabilities. These moves, alongside advances in electromobility such as Scania’s faster Megawatt Charging System, are designed to bolster TRATON’s global competitiveness, strengthen regional supply chains, and support its long‑term shift toward sustainable, connected, and electric transport solutions.

More about TRATON SE

TRATON SE is a global commercial vehicle manufacturer focused on trucks and buses, operating under brands such as Scania and MAN. The Group serves freight and passenger transport markets worldwide, with growing emphasis on vehicle services, financial services, and modular product platforms to support electrification and digitalization across regions including Europe, North America, South America, and China.

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