409 million euros in sales after 366 million euros in 2020 not only mean a significant increase, but also a new record. The number of trailers produced has increased from 8,800 in 2020 to 9,962 – up 12 percent. The development of incoming orders is even clearer: These rose by 68 percent to 13,555. starting point for this one
Boom was the investment backlog after the first year of the pandemic, said CEO Roland Hartwig when the figures were announced on Wednesday. In addition, catch-up impulses were recorded, which were triggered by the investment incentives in some EU countries.
Market leadership defended
With the market growing strongly, Schwarzmüller gained in 2021 compared to the industry average. But because you lost significantly less in the crisis year 2020, the group comes out of this stronger
difficult period. In the core region, which includes Austria, Hungary, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Switzerland, the company has defended its market leadership, explained the CEO. With a market share of 32 percent, Austria is still in the lead, Hungary is already at 30 percent and the Czech Republic at 20 percent.
The figures in the key markets of Germany and Poland are also satisfactory for the CEO. In the neighboring country, people commute around 10 percent and have reached 9 percent of registrations in 2021. In Poland, on the other hand, there was a jump from 2.6 percent before Corona to 4 percent in the previous year. The number of registrations increased from 580 to more than 1,000 in three years.
On budget course
After the course of the first quarter of 2022 so far, the group is on budget course, said Hartwig. Accordingly, a sales increase of 12 percent to 460 million euros is planned with a production of more than 12,000 vehicles. However, the CEO qualified that the geopolitical events in Ukraine had not yet been taken into account. The volatility in the availability of material and components as well as in prices will definitely continue. The development of demand will be decisive. This is expected to be more stable for construction and infrastructure vehicles than for long-distance transport.
According to the Schwarzmüller Group, it is one of the largest full-service providers in Europe for towed commercial vehicles. It operates three production plants – in Freinberg, in Zebrak in the Czech Republic and in Dunaharaszti near Budapest – and is mainly present in Central, Southeast and Eastern Europe. In 2020, the vehicle manufacturer took over Hüffermann Transportsysteme GmbH in Neustadt/Dosse (Germany).
Source: Nachrichten
