Mar 04, 2026 (MarketLine via COMTEX) --
In 2025 the TRATON GROUP limited its sales revenue decline to 7% despite a 9% drop in unit sales to 305,500 vehicles amid a difficult market environment.
In 2025, the TRATON GROUP was able to limit the decline in sales revenue to 7% despite a 9% decrease in unit sales to 305,500 vehicles (2024: 334,200 vehicles) in a difficult market environment. Sales revenue thus came in at €44.1 billion (2024: €47.5 billion). This was attributable primarily to the decline in unit sales and sales revenue for new vehicles in the TRATON Operations business area, particularly in North America and Brazil. By contrast, the Vehicle Services business reported stable growth. The share of the Vehicle Services business in the sales revenue of TRATON Operations rose from 18 to 21%. TRATON Financial Services increased its sales revenue by 13% year-on-year to €2.2 billion.
In contrast to sales revenue, the Group's incoming orders rose in 2025 by 7% to 281,300 vehicles (2024: 263,600 vehicles), with growth in Europe reaching as high as 32%. This was primarily due to a very strong increase in orders in the truck business in the EU27+3 region, driven by the replacement demand on account of aging vehicles and high utilization. Customers in North America were still holding back due to uncertainty about the impact of US tariff policy and in the wake of the persistent recession in the freight market, which hurt incoming orders for trucks. In South America, a slowdown in momentum was observed in an increasingly challenging economic environment, which originated in Brazil in particular and was reflected in lower truck incoming orders across the entire region in the medium-duty and, above all, heavy-duty truck segments. The book-to-bill ratio, or the ratio from incoming orders to unit sales, improved in 2025 to 0.9 (2024: 0.8).
Adjusted operating result of the TRATON GROUP came in at €2.8 billion in 2025 (2024: €4.4 billion). The main reason for the decline were lower truck unit sales, leading to lower capacity utilization at the plants. Additional costs for the US tariffs, and currency effects, especially the appreciation of the Swedish krona, but also expenses in connection with the start of production at the new plant in China also burdened the result. At 6.3%, adjusted operating return on sales was 2.9 percentage points below the prior-year level (2024: 9.2%), yet remained within the forecast range of 6.0 to 7.0%.
Christian Levin, CEO of the TRATON GROUP: "We can be proud of the TRATON GROUP's organizational and strategic development in 2025. We delivered on a key milestone, the establishment of a TRATON Group R&D on July 1, 2025. The team of 9,000 engineers now jointly develop products for customers of all our brands and are thus instrumental in enabling faster and more cost-effective product development. This is particularly crucial for the evolution of the TRATON Modular System (TMS). A common vehicle architecture combined with standardized interfaces enables us to meet the needs of our customers all over the world in the best possible way.
Another key milestone that I want to highlight is the bold steps we have taken in China, the world's largest truck market. We have succeeded in establishing an industrial hub in Rugao. Local development and production in Rugao based on the TMS allow for a further extension of our product and service portfolio and business models to better fit the Chinese long-haul market, and to drive change towards a more sustainable transport system. By being in China, we get access to local R&D expertise and advanced tech capabilities making us stronger globally – especially in areas like electrification, digitalization, automation, and connectivity. Plus, we benefit from "China Speed" and "China Way of Work", taking advantage of lower factor cost. We also strengthen our regional supply chains and thereby boost our resilience.
As a Group, we tackled many challenges in 2025 while defending our market share. The TRATON GROUP responded to the demanding economic and political environment in 2025 with adaptations in our roadmap, such as a slower ramp-up of electrification in North America. Furthermore, we have put cost control in focus while continuing to invest in areas that are vital for the future of the Group. This ensures that we will continue to uphold our commitment in the future: 'Transforming Transportation Together. For a sustainable world.'"
Advances in electromobility
The TRATON GROUP reached significant milestones on the journey to sustainable transportation in 2025. Scania celebrated the launch of its rapid Megawatt Charging System (MCS) at the industry event EVS38. It allows battery-electric commercial vehicles to be charged up to twice as fast than with the previous standard CCS. With MCS, an eTruck can charge approximately 80% of its battery in less than 30 minutes. MAN started series production of battery-electric heavy-duty trucks at its original plant in Munich in June 2025. From now on, both electric and diesel trucks will be produced in a fully integrated mixed production process on the same line. This increases flexibility in production and capital efficiency at the same time. With the Lion's Coach E model, MAN was also the first European manufacturer to launch an all-electric coach, which received the "Sustainable Bus of the Year 2026" award in October 2025. After a successful test phase, Volkswagen Truck & Bus (VWTB) started delivering the first batch of 100 units of the new e-Volksbus in São Paulo in December 2025. The battery-electric model will soon be available in other Brazilian cities. At the UN climate conference COP30 in Belém in 2025, Volkswagen Truck & Bus, together with a coalition of logistics companies, infrastructure providers, and the Brazilian government, presented the "e-Dutra" project. This is one of the largest private-sector collaborations to decarbonize freight in Brazil's transportation industry. By aggregating demand and aligning stakeholders, the initiative aims to reduce the risk of investment in charging infrastructure and accelerate the deployment of zero-emission trucks.
Dr. Michael Jackstein, CFO and CHRO of the TRATON GROUP: "In 2025, we were able to limit the decline in sales revenue in a very challenging market environment. At the same time, we have accomplished an enormous organizational project with Group R&D. Our adjusted operating return on sales of 6.3% is within the forecast range. For 2026, our clear ambition is to deliver at least the same margin, although the impact of US tariffs is now expected to weigh on the entire fiscal year, unlike last year. Cost-cutting measures have been implemented throughout the Group to offset the burden as much as possible.
We remain committed to reducing industrial net debt to zero by the end of the decade. However, this means we also need tailwinds from the truck markets. At least in Europe, the signs are encouraging. Positive effects could also come from the German government's investment plan. While focusing on net debt reduction on the one hand, we must not neglect investments in the transformation on the other. Key areas in this respect are the TRATON Modular System, battery-electric vehicles, and autonomous driving. By that, we remain competitive and create long-term value for our shareholders.
We have a clear dividend strategy that provides for a payout of between 30 and 40% of our net profit. Last year we opted for the lower end of 30%, and we want to maintain this ratio. That is why we will be proposing a dividend of €0.93 per share for fiscal year 2025 to the Annual General Meeting. Of course, we would like to offer our shareholders a higher dividend, but our net debt reduction path is equally important. Ultimately, this will also contribute to creating value for our shareholders."
The TRATON brands in 2025
Scania recorded a moderate reduction in sales revenue to €17.9 billion in fiscal year 2025 (2024: €18.9 billion), primarily due to the overall decline in truck unit sales. While truck unit sales only declined slightly in a weak market in Europe, they were down significantly in Brazil. The resulting impact on sales revenue could only be partially offset by the moderately growing Vehicle Services business. Adjusted operating return on sales was 10.7% (2024: 14.8% ). The volume-related decline in sales revenue, negative currency effects, and expenses for the ramp-up of the new Chinese production site all had a negative impact. Unit sales decreased by 8% to 94,100 vehicles (2024: 102,100 vehicles). By contrast, incoming orders rose by 14% to 92,400 vehicles (2024: 81,000 vehicles). A challenging environment in South America, especially Brazil, with substantially lower incoming orders was more than offset by a very strong increase in the EU27+3 region.
MAN Truck & Bus was able to increase its sales revenue slightly to €14.1 billion (2024: €13.7 billion) on the back of higher unit sales of new vehicles. Adjusted operating result was 6.4% (2024: 6.7%1), slightly lower than in the previous year, mainly due to a change in the product and regional mix and higher production costs. Unit sales were up moderately year-on-year at 101,600 vehicles (2024: 96,000 vehicles), primarily as a result of higher sales figures for buses and MAN TGE vans. By contrast, MAN recorded a very sharp increase of 30% in incoming orders to 100,000 vehicles (2024: 77,100 vehicles). This was due in particular to a very strong rise in demand for trucks in the EU27+3 region. At the same time, demand for the MAN TGE van rose sharply, which is attributable, among other things, to the success of the business's internationalization strategy.
International recorded sales revenue of €8.2 billion (2024: €11.1 billion) in 2025. Soft demand and declining unit volumes led to a strong decrease in new vehicle sales as well as a significant drop in vehicle service revenues. Adjusted operating return on sales was 0.1% (2024: 6.5%1). International's unit sales amounted to 63,700 vehicles (2024: 90,600 vehicles). Due to the environment, truck customers were extremely cautious. Weaker demand in Mexico also had a negative impact, following the prior year's temporary boost from Euro 5 prebuy effects. By contrast, International's bus unit sales rose sharply. The North American market faced uncertainty regarding the impact of import tariffs and the ongoing weakness in the freight markets in 2025, leading to a decline in incoming orders to 46,200 vehicles (2024: 56,600 vehicles).
Volkswagen Truck & Bus achieved sales revenue of €2.8 billion (2024: €2.9 billion) in 2025 and maintained adjusted operating return on sales at 11.7% (2024: 11.9%1), virtually on a level with the previous year. Unit sales rose slightly to 46,200 vehicles (2024: 45,800 vehicles). The decline in Mexico was fully offset by higher truck unit sales in Argentina, Chile, and Colombia. In the core market of Brazil, truck unit sales for the year as a whole were on a level with the previous year, despite a slowdown in the second half of the year. Incoming orders came in at 43,000 vehicles (2024: 48,900 vehicles). Especially in Brazil, the market environment was characterized by increased dealer inventories, high interest rates, and inflationary pressure.
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