Chemical, retailing, shipping, catering, insurance, aerospace, microelectronics, engineering, transport, vehicle manufacturing, banking.

An example of the company`s advertisement:

The Saab-Scania tradition points in one direction.

Commitment to the future.

We began manufacturing vehicles in the 1890`s and aircraft in the 1930`s. With the result that over a long period Saab-Scania has established a solid base of technical experience and engineering skill. In our areas of operation Saab-Scania has always been an innovative force.

This commitment to the future requires determined backing. For the last five years we have invested, on average, 13 per cent of sales income in research and development, property and plant. Activities which have all been funded from within the Group.

In the field of specialized transport technology the symbol of Saab-Scania is the sign of tradition and financial strength.

The Saab-Scania Group manufactures automotive and aerospace products: passenger cars, trucks and buses, military aircraft, missiles, satellites and the Saab SF340 airliner. The Group also develops other advanced products in the fields of electronics, optics, sensors and image processing as well as in the area of energy technology.

We employ 47000 people in locations in Sweden and 30 other countries. In 1985 the Group sales were SEK 32 billions (GBP 2.9 billions) with profits of 2.8billions (GBP 255.2 m.). Return on total assets was 14.5 per cent, solvency (equity/asset ratio) was 50 per cent and capital expenditure amounted to 4.4 billions (GBP 401.1 m.), equal to 13.8 per cent of sales.

Vocabulary:

Plant - [plɑːnt] 1) а) завод, фабрика - plant and equipment Syn: factory , mill I 1. б) мастерская, цех (по производству какого-л. одного вида продукции) 2) а) оборудование, б) установка; агрегат 3) комплект машин, станков

 Be funded from within the Group – находиться на самоокупаемости

Image processing – обработка изображений с помощью цифровых технологий

SEK - буквенный код для Swedish krona шведская крона

GBP- буквенный код для Great Britain pound sterling английский фунт стерлингов

Return on assets – сокр.ROA - рентабельность [доходность] активов (выраженное в процентах отношение операционной прибыли к среднему за период размеру суммарных активов )

Equity - капитал компании (фактически состоит из средств обыкновенных акций [common stock], резервов и нераспределенной прибыли)