Oy Sisu Auto Ab – A Full Service Truck House

Sisu Auto’s core business is the production and the sales of civilian and military SISU trucks. Sisu Auto’s factory in Karjaa manufactures high-power, multi-axle, factory ready SISU trucks and special vehicles for demanding driving conditions.

Sisu Defence Oy, which is part of the Sisu Auto Group, is a pioneer in the manufacture of logistics systems and protected SISU off-road trucks with excellent off-road mobility.

The demand for effectively protected vehicles is increasing especially for use by international stand-by troops and in peacekeeping operations, where the light-weight yet effective protection of troops, equipment and vehicles plays an important role

Sisu Auto’s turnover is about 100 million euros and staff 150 persons. Sisu Auto’s owner is Suomen Autoteollisuus Oy, which in turn is owned by a group of Finnish investors and the company’s operative management. Sisu Auto’s CEO of Sisu Auto is Mr Olof Elenius and the company board is chaired by Mr Rolf Saxberg.

Sisu Auto - Arctic Know-How

The strength of Sisu Auto lies in arctic know-how and flexible production technology as well as its specializing in trucks for demanding driving conditions.SISU’s strategy can be crystallised in the words Heavy Duty, High Power, Multi-Axle, Off Highway and Factory Ready that stand for factory ready, multi-axle, high-power trucks and special vehicles with a large load carrying capacity - all designed for demanding driving conditions.

As an independent manufacturer, Sisu Auto is capable of utilising the products of the world’s leading component manufacturers, such as Caterpillar and Renault engines, ZF and Eaton-Fuller gears and Renault and Sisu axles.

SISU – the Market Leader in the Most Robust Truck Class

SISU is the market leader in Finland in the heaviest four and five-axle truck class and the third largest trademark in Finland in trucks of over 16-ton gross vehicle load class. Every second gravel truck and every third timber truck is a SISU.

The annual output of Sisu Auto is about 400 vehicles. Sisu trucks are over 65 percent Finnish and they have received the Finnish mark of origin.