Motor vehicles market in Sweden: size, suppliers and public contracts

Market size and key facts

In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 389 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 257 of them that state a value (66.1%) add up to €314 million. Sweden imported €12.5 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.9% from 2023.

  • Since November 2023, 318 companies have won 1,219 public supply contracts for motor vehicles in Sweden, in 688 award notices from 244 public buyers.
  • 98.5% of these awards went to companies registered in Sweden; the most frequent foreign origin is Finland.
  • The five companies that win most often hold 19.5% of all awards.
  • 29.6% of the awards whose notice states the number of tenders received a single bid.

In proportion

All public purchasing in Sweden — general government spending on goods, services and investment, the measure the OECD and the European Commission use for public procurement — came to €106 billion in 2025, 17.6% of GDP (Eurostat). Award notices on TED cover only the contracts above the EU thresholds, so they show who wins, not the whole of that spending.

Source: Eurostat, government finance statistics (gov_10a_main, gov_10a_exp) and GDP (nama_10_gdp), retrieved 9 November 2026.

Updated · counted daily from contract award notices on TED and Eurostat international trade data · figures as JSON · free to quote with attribution (CC BY 4.0)

How to cite: Cresques, "Motor vehicles market in Sweden", https://cresques.com/markets/se/341-motor-vehicles, from TED contract award notices (© European Union) and Eurostat Comext, updated 13 November 2026. Licence: CC BY 4.0.

What industry and official reports say

Figures from the publishers named, checked at the source on 9 November 2026. They measure the whole market (all buyers, different price bases and country scopes), so they are not comparable one-to-one with the public contract counts on this page.

Winning companies
318
since November 2023
Award notices
688
on TED
Public buyers
244
hospitals, schools, agencies
Imports 2025
€12.5B
all buyers, Eurostat

The market in numbers

Public supply contracts in Sweden: award notices published on TED from 2023-11 to 2026-11, by publication year.

Contracts awarded
1.2K
in 688 award notices
Awarded value
€942.8M
from 55% of awards with a published value
Winning companies
318
with at least one award
Public buyers
244
hospitals, cities, agencies
Contracts awarded by year
Contracts awarded by yearNov–Dec 2023: 22Nov–Dec 20232024: 41841820242025: 38938920252026: 4104102026
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Contracts awarded by year
Nov–Dec 20232
2024418
2025389
2026410
Awarded value by year (EUR)
Awarded value by year (EUR)Nov–Dec 2023: €0€0Nov–Dec 20232024: €81.5M€81.5M20242025: €313.9M€313.9M20252026: €547.3M€547.3M2026
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Awarded value by year (EUR)
Nov–Dec 2023€0
2024€81.5M
2025€313.9M
2026€547.3M
Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
  1. Cities, regions and central administration: 938
  2. Housing and community amenities: 68
  3. Environment and waste: 47
  4. Police, fire services and prisons: 47
  5. Hospitals and health services: 39
  6. Armed forces and defence agencies: 26
  7. Urban transport operators: 15
  8. Water utilities: 13
  9. Other26
    Other: 26
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Who buys: contracts by buyer sector
Cities, regions and central administration938
Housing and community amenities68
Environment and waste47
Police, fire services and prisons47
Hospitals and health services39
Armed forces and defence agencies26
Urban transport operators15
Water utilities13
Other26
Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
  1. Östra Mellansverige228
    SE12
    Östra Mellansverige: 228
  2. Västsverige187
    SE23
    Västsverige: 187
  3. Sydsverige150
    SE22
    Sydsverige: 150
  4. Norra Mellansverige144
    SE31
    Norra Mellansverige: 144
  5. Stockholm141
    SE11
    Stockholm: 141
  6. Småland med öarna135
    SE21
    Småland med öarna: 135
  7. Övre Norrland105
    SE33
    Övre Norrland: 105
  8. Extra-Regio NUTS 290
    SEZZ
    Extra-Regio NUTS 2: 90
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Where the buyers are (NUTS 2 region)
Östra Mellansverige228
Västsverige187
Sydsverige150
Norra Mellansverige144
Stockholm141
Småland med öarna135
Övre Norrland105
Extra-Regio NUTS 290
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice: Large companies 21.5%, Medium-sized 17.2%, Small 7.1%, Micro 0.2%, SME (size not stated) 2.3%, Size not stated 51.8%Large companies: 262 (21.5%)21%Medium-sized: 210 (17.2%)17%Small: 86 (7.1%)Micro: 2 (0.2%)SME (size not stated): 28 (2.3%)Size not stated: 631 (51.8%)52%
  • Large companies
  • Medium-sized
  • Small
  • Micro
  • SME (size not stated)
  • Size not stated
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Who wins, by company size as declared in the notice
Large companies262 · 21.5%
Medium-sized210 · 17.2%
Small86 · 7.1%
Micro2 · 0.2%
SME (size not stated)28 · 2.3%
Size not stated631 · 51.8%
Foreign winners: where they are registered
  1. Finland11
    Finland: 11
  2. Norway2
    Norway: 2
  3. Poland2
    Poland: 2
  4. Switzerland1
    Switzerland: 1
  5. Denmark1
    Denmark: 1
  6. Türkiye1
    Türkiye: 1
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Foreign winners: where they are registered
Finland11
Norway2
Poland2
Switzerland1
Denmark1
Türkiye1
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)2023: €13B€13B20232024: €12B€12B20242025: €12B€12B2025
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Imports of these goods into Sweden, all buyers (EUR)
2023€13B
2024€12B
2025€12B
Where the buyers are (city)
  1. Stockholm146
    Stockholm: 146
  2. ÖREBRO52
    ÖREBRO: 52
  3. Västerås49
    Västerås: 49
  4. Karlskrona37
    Karlskrona: 37
  5. Skövde29
    Skövde: 29
  6. Skellefteå28
    Skellefteå: 28
  7. Göteborg27
    Göteborg: 27
  8. KALMAR27
    KALMAR: 27
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Where the buyers are (city)
Stockholm146
ÖREBRO52
Västerås49
Karlskrona37
Skövde29
Skellefteå28
Göteborg27
KALMAR27

Imports: Eurostat Comext, customs headings 8703, 8704, 8702, 8705 (only headings whose trade is mainly this category); all buyers, not only public ones.

Awards to companies registered in Sweden

98.5%

Awards to companies registered in Sweden: 98.5%

18 awards went to companies registered elsewhere.

Share of the 5 biggest winners

19.5%

Share of the 5 biggest winners: 19.5%

Of all awards; a high share means a concentrated market.

Lots with a single bid

29.6%

Lots with a single bid: 29.6%

Among 977 awards whose notice states the number of tenders.

How we count: one award per procedure, lot and winning company, from live contract award notices; a joint procurement counts on every buyer's market. Values are the awarded amounts published in the notice (framework ceilings and estimates are never added), converted to euro at the ECB yearly average. Company size is the SME flag of the notice (eForms BT-165). Read the methodology.

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Among the companies that win most often

  1. Sala Brand Aktiebolag51 public contracts in total
  2. Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner AB57 public contracts in total
  3. Scania Sverige Aktiebolag42 public contracts in total
  4. Volkswagen Group Sverige AB26 public contracts in total
  5. Atteviks Lastbilar AB25 public contracts in total

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Questions

Who wins public contracts for motor vehicles in Sweden?
318 companies won 688 contract award notices for these categories from 244 public buyers in Sweden since November 2023. The companies that win most often are Sala Brand Aktiebolag, Swecon Anläggningsmaskiner AB, Scania Sverige Aktiebolag, Volkswagen Group Sverige AB, Atteviks Lastbilar AB.
How big is the motor vehicles market in Sweden?
In 2025, public buyers in Sweden awarded 389 supply contracts for motor vehicles through award notices on TED; the 257 of them that state a value (66.1%) add up to €314 million. Sweden imported €12.5 billion of goods in the customs headings matched to motor vehicles in 2025 (Eurostat Comext, HS 8703, 8704, 8702 and 8705; all buyers, not only public ones), down 5.9% from 2023.
Where do suppliers of motor vehicles meet buyers and distributors in Sweden?
At trade fairs and congresses such as Persontrafik, IFAT Munich, Automechanika Shanghai, Automechanika Riyadh, Autopromotec, UITP Summit — each checked on the organiser's official website.
How do I find a distributor for motor vehicles in Sweden?
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Sources: contract award notices on TED — Tenders Electronic Daily (ted.europa.eu), © European Union, published since November 2023, processed by Cresques (one award per procedure and lot); imports: Eurostat, international trade in goods (Comext), © European Union — only the customs headings whose trade is mainly this category, chosen by Cresques.