An internal investigation at Scania into its Indian operations found evidence of misconduct by employees including senior management, the Swedish bus and truck maker said on Wednesday, adding the individuals involved had all left the company.
The news comes after three media outlets, including Swedish news channel SVT, reported Scania paid bribes to win bus contracts in seven Indian states between 2013 and 2016.
A Scania spokesman said the company, part of Volkswagen AG‘s commercial vehicle arm Traton SE, started its internal investigation in 2017. The results have not previously been disclosed.
“This misconduct included alleged bribery, bribery through business partners and misrepresentation,” he said, without giving further details.
SVT’s allegations ministerns-dotters-brollop included that Scania delivered a specially equipped bus to a company with connections to India’s Minister of Transport Nitin Gadkari that was intended for his daughter’s wedding and was not fully paid…