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COMTRANS-2008: Large-Scale Application of KAMAZ

On 22 April the 9th International Specialized Trade Show Commercial Autotransport 2008 opened at the International Exhibition Center Crocus Expo in Moscow.

This event is the most important one on the commercial transport market in Russia, the CIS and Eastern Europe countries. Realizing the defining value of automobile manufacturers and their partners’ traditional spring meetings at the International Exhibition Center Crocus Expo, KAMAZ formed an exposition representing several basic directions of its product development for COMTRANS-2008. For the first time the auto giant represents its production in the exhibition halls of Crocus Expo so widely – on the area of 700 square meters. And if we take into account the expositions of OAO NEFAZ and third-party producers of special equipment on the KAMAZ chassis, then KAMAZ can be confidently called the “largest” brand of COMTRANS 2008.

A combination on the basis of an improved artic KAMAZ-5460-036-63 has already attracted a great interest of specialists and attendees of the exhibition. It includes a refrigerated semitrailer C-350. The rig can haul freight up to 24.5 tonnes on the roads designed for vehicles with axial load of 13 tonnes.

Other exhibits of KAMAZ also deserve serious attention. They offer examples of further development of KAMAZ vehicles with account of market requirements and customer expectations. This is a dumper KAMAZ-65115 with a wheelbase of 3190 mm, a tipper KAMAZ-43255 with a side unloading and a medium tonnage side vehicle KAMAZ-4308 with a wheelbase of 4800 mm and an air suspension. Two partially low-floor buses of the “Olympus” class in an urban and suburban versions made at OAO NEFAZ – a subsidiary of KAMAZ – are demonstrated at the show.

Besides the exhibits KAMAZ has quite a few nice surprises in store for the visitors of its stand. The guests will taste traditional Tatar dainties – “chuk-chuk”, and the gamblers will be able to participate in competitions of radio-controlled models – little copies of legendary “KAMAZ-master” trucks.

Thursday, 24 April 2008

KAMAZ-Kazakhstan: Collaboration Continues

KAMAZ Inc. participates in the 6th International Exhibition “Auto World-2008” which opened on 24 April in Astana, Kazakhstan.

KAMAZ will represent several exhibits: a farm tractor KAMAZ T-215, an inclined-axis mixer 58146C on KAMAZ-53229 chassis, a garbage truck KO 440-5 on KAMAZ-53215 chassis, a bus NEFAZ-4208 on KAMAZ-43114 chassis and a truck tanker ATZ 66062 produced by NEFAZ on KAMAZ-43114 chassis.

The following figures indicate a great demand for KAMAZ vehicles in Kazakhstan. In 2007 KAMAZ exported 7 thousand trucks to the republic – more than half of the company’s total export. To add to this, the Russian auto giant not only sells its vehicles and buses, but also invests a considerable amount of money into development of automobile industry and automotive infrastructure of its Southern neighbor.

Last year the share of KAMAZ in mechanical engineering export from the RF to Kazakhstan made up 10.5%. This year KAMAZ plans to win 56% of the republic’s new trucks market and 76% of aftermarket realizing over 8 thousand vehicles in the republic. The show “Auto World-2008” will allow KAMAZ to demonstrate a high level of Kama trucks again.

Thursday, 24 April 2008