Top Managers of Cummins at KAMAZ
On 2 September, Tom Linebarger, President and COO, Cummins Inc. (USA), and Steve Chapman, Group Vice President of China & Russia, Cummins Inc., visited KAMAZ.
They were met and accompanied by Sergey Kogoghin, Director General of OJSC KAMAZ; his Deputy Irek Gumerov; Yury Gerasimov, Director General of KAMAZ-Diesel Inc.; Dmitry Yakubovsky, Director General of ZAO Cummins KAMA. In the morning, the American businessmen, who had many times visited KAMAZ before, saw the manufacturing lines of Cummins KAMA Russian-American Joint Venture established by OJSC KAMAZ and Cummins Inc. on a parity basis in 2006 and located in the building of KAMAZ-Diesel. They saw its process equipment in operation in shops for localization of details and assembly of Cummins engines at the joint venture, and also – they visited a manufacturing entity of KAMAZ-Diesel – a line of processing of crankshafts for KAMAZ engines. All these production units have got modern equipment produced by the world’s leading manufacturers.
Tom Linebarger and Sergey Kogoghin met with the employees of the JV in the assembly shop where 130 people work to date. They thanked the employees for their hard work of the last two years. By the way, in August, Cummins KAMA JV switched over to everyday assembly, and now it produces 300 engines a month. But, already by the end of 2010, due to the growth of KAMAZ trucks production volumes, the enterprise will have started producing 500 engines a month for KAMAZ’s mother assembly conveyor. And the number of workers of the JV will naturally increase.
“Parents’ main project is their child,” said Sergey Kogoghin, Director General of KAMAZ, addressing the JV’s employees. “Cummins KAMA, the child born by us jointly with the American company, has recently come to an adult life. The JV worked excellently, and now it will face the future with confidence, together with KAMAZ, of course.”
Sharing his impressions from what he had seen and heard on that day, Tom Linebarger noted that the employees looked like they were excited and enthusiastic which was very important for the success of the company. According to him, the manufacturing lines are using the latest technology, and the manufacturing lines themselves look like they’re world-class lines. “Here we produce the engines of the new generation which are bringing the latest technology for the lowest fuel consumption and the lowest emissions in the air,” he said.
Tom Linebarger said with certainty that the engine production volumes at the JV, and the economics of the enterprise would only improve.
“I think the last two years have been a test for the strength of the relationship with KAMAZ,” said the American company’s President. “When the market was in difficulty, the trust that the two companies had built up was really strong, and the both companies had to be connected to organize successful manufacturing, and we both made a lot of work and had to figure out how to keep it even when the money was very poor. I think the result has been as the relationship is stronger.”
Steve Chapman, Group Vice President of Cummins Inc., whose first visit to Chelny had been already in 1987, said that he clearly saw many changes in Chelny since then as well as changes in KAMAZ.
“I think at that time,” he said, “it was definitely a strategic reason for Cummins and KAMAZ to work together. We’ve maintained a conversation for already twenty years, and now we’ve made some solid investments, and it’s definitely strategic both for the Russian economics and the progress of our cooperation. And for us, this cooperation is not just cooperation inside Russia, but we consider it a really global cooperation.”
Thursday, 02 September 2010
Golden Chariot Award to KAMAZ
The readers of The Reis Magazine named KAMAZ the leader in the sphere of production of commercial vehicles.
The Golden Chariot National Public Award of Russia’s Transport Industry is given to the managers and staffs representing a domestic transport industry, a sphere of freight services, science and education in the transport sphere. The organizational committee of The Golden Chariot National Public Award of Russia’s Transport Industry and the editorial staff of The Reis Magazine by tradition offered readers to name the leader in nominations “The Leader in the Sphere of Production of Commercial Vehicles” and “The Leader in the Sphere of Production of Components for Commercial Machinery”. Among 18 contenders, including such companies as MAN, Mercedes, Iveco and other well-known brands, KAMAZ gained a convincing victory.
The best transport companies of Russia will be awarded in the Kremlin, Moscow, on 8 September, within the bounds of the First ExpoCityTrans Eurasia Congress and International Exhibition.
Thursday, 02 September 2010
First Big Delivery of New Holland Equipment Made in Russia
CNH and KAMAZ deliver the first fleet of combine harvesters manufactured at the recently formed industrial joint venture’s Naberezhnye Chelny plant in the Republic of Tatarstan, Russia.
New Holland Agriculture distributor Zapsibhlebproduct delivered this week the first fleet of 20 New Holland Agriculture CSX7080 combine harvesters to leave the assembly line at the Naberezhnye Chelny plant, manufacturing base of the industrial joint venture between CNH Global NV and OJSC KAMAZ. The machines were purchased by two large farms in the Krasnoyarsk territory.
ZAO Nazarovskoje, one of the leading farms in the Russian Federation, took delivery of 15 CSX7080 combine harvesters. With 65,000 hectares, this farm located in Stepnoj, Nazarovskij region, devotes half of its arable land to crops such as maize and rape and the rest to animal husbandry, with 50,000 pigs and 18,000 cattle. Isaev Valerij Andreevich, owner and General Director of ZAO Nazarovskoje commented: “I am very excited about the new equipment and I can’t wait to see the machines at work in our fields. We bought our first New Holland machine – a T9060 tractor – last year and have been so delighted with it and with the service support from Zapsibhlebproduct, that we have decided to stay with the brand for the purchase of our new fleet of combines.”
The remaining five CSX7080 combines were delivered to ZAO Solgonskoje, in Solgon, Uzurskij region, which already runs a fleet of five New Holland tractors and a FR9060 forage harvester. This 29,000-hectare farm focuses mainly on growing cereals, and dedicates a quarter of its arable land to animal husbandry, with 10,000 heads of cattle.
The CSX7080 is the ideal choice for mixed farms such as ZAO Nazarovskoje and ZAO Solgonskoje that need a high capacity combine harvester equipped with advanced technology in an affordable package. With their new combines they can count on the best and most effective harvesting solution in all crops, conditions and terrains. The CSX7080 is equipped with New Holland’s four-drum technology - threshing drum with Opti-Thresh™ concave, beater, Multi-Thresh™ Rotary Separator, and Straw Flow™ beater. This highly versatile system guarantees high throughput with no compromise in kernel and straw quality. The CSX7080 also features the best combine cab in this segment, a component built around the operator's need to be at the very heart of the combine’s operation, with full control for top performance. With a 300 hp fuel-efficient FPT Cursor 9 Common Rail Tier III compliant engine, the CSX7080 is ideally suited to tough harvest conditions, harvesting up to 600-1000 hectares per season depending on the average yields.
Roberto Valfré, General Manager of the CNH-KAMAZ Commercial joint venture, stated: “Russian farming is going through a difficult time. The country is experiencing the worst drought in nearly 40 years and, on the financial front, credit remains difficult to obtain. In spite of this, farmers are investing in equipment to achieve the higher levels of efficiency required in today’s economic climate and place their businesses in the best position to succeed – and they are choosing New Holland for the quality of the equipment and the support they receive from us. This growing interest in our equipment was the driver for localizing production in Russia, so that we could be closer to our customers. Today, with the first deliveries taking place, our decision has become a reality and from now on our Russian customers will be able to purchase locally made and supported New Holland equipment.”
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CNH (Case New Holland)
CNH Global N.V. is a world leader in the agricultural and construction equipment businesses. Supported by more than 11,600 dealers in 170 countries, CNH brings together the knowledge and heritage of its Case and New Holland brand families with the strength and resources of its worldwide commercial, industrial, product support and finance organizations. CNH Global N.V., whose stock is listed at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE:CNH), is a majority-owned subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A. (FIA.MI). More information about CNH and its Case and New Holland products can be found online at www.cnh.com.
CNH in Russia - CNH operations in Russia date back to 1907, the year in which the first Case tractor was shipped to the country. Since then, the company has continued to strengthen its presence, with the opening of the first Moscow-based offices in 1998, as well as the development of a widespread distribution network. At the beginning of 2009, CNH opened a new spare parts depot centre near Moscow. CNH has historically been, and continues to be a leader in the combine and large tractor segment in Russia; in recent years, it has also quickly penetrated other agricultural and construction equipment segments.
OJSC KAMAZ is the largest Russian manufacturer of heavy-duty trucks. It takes the 11th place in truck production (of 14 t GVW) and the 8th place in diesel engines production in the world. KAMAZ Group consists of 96 enterprises, 13 of which are the main associated companies. The staff is about 59 000 employees. KAMAZ sales and service network covers all regions of Russia and the CIS, and also traditional outlets. There are 127 dealers and more than 100 firm service car centers. Trucks of GVW from 14 up to 40 tonnes, diesel and gas engines are the major products of OJSC KAMAZ. The trucks are used in the CIS, Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America (more than 80 countries).
ZAPSIBHLEBPRODUCT is a distributor of New Holland Agriculture equipment in the Russian Federation. Founded in 2007, Zapsibhlebproduct has eight outlets in North West Russia and runs a fleet of 18 service vehicles to support its customers.
Thursday, 02 September 2010