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Was this picture taken in the US? Pretty rare to see some Scania!

Yes it was! It was taken in my neighborhood of the Ozone Park/Richmond Hill area of New York City. Scania did sell here in the US but mostly in the north east and for the ten or so years here they only sold 900 trucks until they pulled out of the market. They didn't fair so well for two reasons: lack of a dealership infrastructure and lack of options. For example highway trucks were sold with double frames and spring suspension. Also the lack of dealerships made repairs costly and trucks were down waiting for parts from Sweden.