| Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertälje | |
|---|---|
| Type | Merged with Scania AB |
| Founded | 1891-1911 |
| Headquarters | Södertälje, Sweden |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Products | Trucks & Railroad cars |
| Revenue | N/A |
| Employees | N/A |
Vabis was a Swedish car and truck manufacturer, founded in 1891 as Vagnfabriks Aktiebolaget i Södertälje in municipality of Södertälje to produce railway cars. Scania AB is a European Manufacturer of heavy Trucks ( British English: lorries) Buses and Diesel engines Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year is a city in Södermanland in east central Sweden about 30 km south of Stockholm, and is the seat of Södertälje Municipality, "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. For other uses of this term see Industry (disambiguation An industry (from Latin industrius, "diligent industrious" Manufacturing (from Latin manu factura, "making by hand" is the use of tools and labor to make things for use or sale In Marketing, a product is anything that can be offered to a Market that might satisfy a want or need This article is about the semi-truck For the North American use of the word see Pickup truck. A railroad car or railway carriage is a Vehicle on a rail transport system (railroad or railway that is used for the carrying of Cargo or In business revenue or revenues is Income that a company receives from its normal business activities usually from the sale of goods and services Employment is a Contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. is a city in Södermanland in east central Sweden about 30 km south of Stockholm, and is the seat of Södertälje Municipality,
The first Vabis automobile (though the name was not applied until after this)[1] was a four-seater designed by Gustaf Erikson in Surahammar[2] in 1897. Herzogin Cecilie was a German four mast Barque ( Windjammer) named after German Crown Princess Duchess Cecilie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin Surahammar is a town (pop 6300 in Västmanland, Sweden and the seat of Surahammar Municipality, Västmanland County. Strongly resembling a contemprary carriage,[3] it used a one-cylinder kerosene engine, tiller steering,[4] and was not a success. Kerosene, sometimes spelled kerosine in scientific and industrial usage is a Combustible Hydrocarbon liquid Erikson replaced it tube-ignition four-stroke flat twin in 1898, mounting it in a horse carriage, which he drove briefly . Today Internal combustion engines in cars, Trucks motorcycles aircraft construction machinery and many others most commonly use a four-stroke cycle. A flat-twin is a two cylinder Internal combustion engine with the cylinders arranged on opposite sides of the crankshaft [5] He then joined Vagenfabrik AB at Södertälje, building cars. The first truck appeared in 1902.
Vabis merged with Maskinfabriks AB Scania in 1911, to create AB Scania-Vabis. Scania AB is a European Manufacturer of heavy Trucks ( British English: lorries) Buses and Diesel engines Scania-Vabis was a famous Swedish truck manufacturer Its name came from the merger of Scania (Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania which started out by manufacturing
Many examples of Vabis, Scania and Scania-Vabis commercial and military vehicles can be seen at the Marcus Wallenberg-hallen (the Scania Museum) in Södertälje. The Marcus Wallenberg-hallen ( Marcus Wallenberg Hall) is a Vehicle Museum in Södertälje, in the Swedish province of Sörmland
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Scania-Vabis was a famous Swedish truck manufacturer Its name came from the merger of Scania (Maskinfabriksaktiebolaget Scania which started out by manufacturing Saab-Scania AB was the name taken when Truck and Bus manufacturer Scania-Vabis of Södertälje merged with Car and aeroplaneDapyx Software network: MP3 Explorer | Ebook Manager | Zenithic