- Business
- Traton SE, the parent and holding company of the TRATON GROUP and a subsidiary of Volkswagen AG, manufactures and sells commercial vehicles worldwide through its leading brands Scania, MAN, International, and Volkswagen Truck & Bus. The group produces a comprehensive range of light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks for long-distance, distribution, construction, and special applications; city, intercity, and coach buses including school buses under the IC Bus brand; light-duty commercial vehicles such as the MAN TGE vans; diesel and gas engines; and related after-sales services, spare parts, and customer solutions. It also provides financial services including financing, insurance, and leasing for commercial vehicles; digital logistics platforms under the RIO brand; and charging solutions through TRATON Charging Solutions. Operations span Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, and other regions via 25 major production sites, assembly facilities, research centers, and sales offices, with approximately 105,000 employees supporting customers in freight and passenger transport sectors. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Munich, Germany, the company maintains TRATON AB in Södertälje, Sweden. Recent developments include a EUR 500 million loan agreement with the European Investment Bank in December 2025 to accelerate research and development for the TRATON Modular System, a cross-brand platform enhancing scalability, cost efficiency, and electrification; partnerships such as with Applied Intuition in March 2025 for software-defined vehicle capabilities, L&T Technology Services in July 2025 for global R&D and EV strategy, and Hubject in November 2024 to expand Europe's charging network; merger of International's R&D operations into a global unit in June 2025; and opening of Scania's third industrial hub in Rugao, China, in 2025 aligned with the TRATON Modular System for faster customized deliveries.