OREANDA-NEWS. July 8, 2008. For the ninth time the RF Ministry of Economy and Commerce announces that KAMAZ is “Best Exporter of Russia in Automobile Building”.

According to the results of 2007 KAMAZ receives this title for the ninth consecutive time, beginning with 1999. 8 years ago the first such success was achieved thanks to almost thousand exported trucks (this is the seventh part of 13.2 thousand units – the whole output in 1999). And in 2007 foreign customers received 13.4 thousand vehicles that is 26% of the whole sales volume.

The participants of the exporters’ contest were assessed by 4 nominations in 24 industries: “Best Exporter of Industry”, “Most Dynamically Developing Russian Exporter”, “Best Russian Exporter to CIS Countries” and “For Assistance in Export Advancement”.

A tight technological and commercial connection with the mother company enabled OAO NEFAZ – the KAMAZ subsidiary in Neftekamsk – to start winning too. The plant producing tank trucks, dumpers, passenger buses on the KAMAZ chassis, and also – trailers, semitrailers and other automotive and agricultural production, took the title “Best Exporter to CIS Countries” in the field “Automobile Building” two years running. It is worth mentioning that 86% of production of KAMAZ Group is delivered exactly to CIS countries. And NEFAZ delivers its production to 8 former Soviet republics, and also – to North Korea and Vietnam. During 2007 the export volume of the Neftekamsky auto plant increased by 35%.