Private company
Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania
Former Swedish manufacturer of bicycles, motorcycles, automobiles, trucks and more, based in Malmö1
Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania (Maskinfabriks AB Scania), translates Machine Factory Limited Company Scania, was a Swedish bicycle manufacturer established in Malmö in 1900. The company rapidly expanded to manufacture other products like precision gears, vacuum cleaners, automobiles, trucks and engines.2 It ceased to exist in 1911.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
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Maskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania (Maskinfabriks AB Scania), translates Machine Factory Limited Company Scania, was a Swedish bicycle manufacturer established in Malmö in 1900. The company rapidly expanded to manufacture other products like precision gears, vacuum cleaners, automobiles, trucks and engines.2
Products and brands
- bicycle
- car
Listed on Wikidata.1
Timeline
Links
- WikipediaMaskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ10577954
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- 3Wikimedia CommonsMaskinfabriks-aktiebolaget Scania photo by Øyvind Berg, CC BY-SA 4.0