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===Vabis and Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania=== {{main|Vabis|Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania}} AB Scania-Vabis was established in 1911 as the result of a merger between [[Södertälje]]-based [[Vabis]] and [[Malmö]]-based [[Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania]]. Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertelge (Vabis) was established as a [[railway car]] manufacturer in 1891, while Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania was established as a bicycle manufacturer in 1900. Both companies had tried their luck at building [[automobile]]s, trucks and engines, but with varied success. In 1910, Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania had succeeded in constructing reliable vehicles, while Vabis was at the brink of closing down. An offer from Per Alfred Nordeman, managing director of Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania, to steel manufacturer [[Surahammars Bruk]], owner of Vabis, led to an agreement in November 1910, and in 1911 the merger was a reality. [[File:New_generation_Scania_R_&_S.jpg|thumb|right|The new generation Scania S series (right) R series (left)]] Development and production of engines and light vehicles were set to Södertälje, while trucks were manufactured in Malmö. The company's logo was redesigned from Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania's original logo with the head of a [[griffin]], the [[coat of arms]] of the Swedish region [[Scania]] (Skåne), centered on a three-spoke bicycle [[chainset]]. Initially the headquarters were located in Malmö, but in 1912 they were moved to Södertälje.<ref name="autoevo">{{cite web |url=http://www.autoevolution.com/trucks/scania/history/ |title=Scania |publisher=SoftNews NET |website=Autoevolution |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120215095531/http://www.autoevolution.com/trucks/scania/history/ |archive-date=15 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="scania1910">{{cite web |url=http://www.scania.com/scania-group/history-of-scania/1910/ |title=The history of Scania: 1910 − A new company is born |publisher=Scania AB |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925222952/http://www.scania.com/scania-group/history-of-scania/1910/ |archive-date=25 September 2015}}</ref>
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