New cars to be manufactured in Ganja
By Amina Nazarli
New cars will be manufactured in Azerbaijan, as Ganja Automotive
Plant and Russian Ural Automotive Plant have signed an agreement on
co-production of Ural automobile.
The document was inked by Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the
Plant Khanlar Fatiyev and CEO of AZ "Ural" Viktor Kadylkin.
New cars are expected to go for sale in Azerbaijan and third countries.
“Azerbaijan will assemble and sell the entire process line of Ural cars. The contract involves assemble of 500 vehicles a year in the Ganja Automobile Plant, which will be sold domestically and in third countries,” the Plant reported.
During his visit to the plant, Kadylkin acquainted with the company and its production process, underlining the high level of training, industrial power, capability and experience of the Ganja Plant.
Ganja Automobile Plant was established in 2004. At first, the number of employees was 85 people and now their number has reached 700.
In 2010 Ganja Automotive Plant, Minsk Automotive Plant and German “Haller” company signed an agreement on installation utility equipment by the German company to the automobile division of the Ganja Plant.
In 2006, Ganja and Minsk automobile plants inked an agreement on manufacturing and sale all kinds of trucks and tractors of the Minsk Automotive Plant in Azerbaijan.
Ganja Plant is capable to manufacture up to 1,000 trucks and 2,000 tractors per year.
Currently, the Plant is assembling “Belarus and MAZ automobiles. The company gives a one-year guarantee to the equipment produced by the plant. It also ensures quality services in all regions of the country.
Azerbaijan is currently works to develop its car manufacturing industry and encourages interior purchases within the country.
President Ilham Aliyev recommended to officials buy more of domestically produced automobiles, during the conference dedicated to The State Program on Socio-Economic Development of Regions on January 26.
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