OREANDA-NEWS. February 07, 2011. OJSC KAMAZ and its subsidiary in India – KAMAZ VECTRA MOTORS LIMITED – will participate in the bC India 2011 International Trade Fair which will be held in Mumbai, India, on February 8 – 11, 2011.

OJSC KAMAZ and KAMAZ VECTRA MOTORS LIMITED will participate in the 1st International Trade Fair for Construction Machinery, Building Material Machines, Mining Machines and Construction Vehicles to introduce products of the joint venture to Indian customers.

KAMAZ-6540 (8x4) Dump Truck displayed at the exhibition is a large-tonnage truck. This unique high-sided eight-wheeler is good for India’s concrete roads intended only for vehicles with a limited axle load. It features high performance, and its maximum payload is 19 t, with its 31 t GVW. The KAMAZ-6540 is equipped with a KAMAZ 740.30-260 V8 engine and a ZF 9S 1315 gearbox. Two fuel tanks 210 liters each enable the KAMAZ-6540 to operate without refueling over a long period of time. A driver makes himself comfortable in a high and roomy cab. A platform contains up to 11 cubic meters of freight. When unloading, a platform angle reaches 55 degrees. With a fully loaded body, the KAMAZ-6540 easily makes 85 km/h.

The Russian-Indian enterprise in Hosur is currently developing according to a plan adopted on February 25, 2010. Under this plan, 1,000 locally produced KAMAZ vehicles will be put on the Indian market in the nearest future. During the first year of its operation, the joint venture has been producing only one model – the KAMAZ-6540, whereas in the future the plant with a full capacity up to 5 thousand vehicles a year will start producing KAMAZ-5460 long-haul tractors, KAMAZ-65115, KAMAZ-6520, KAMAZ-65201, and KAMAZ-6540 dump trucks specially adapted for the Indian market.

A newly created, but already branched dealer network is another great advantage for the Indian partners. In October, KAMAZ VECTRA MOTORS LIMITED signed 11 agreements on cooperation with dealers. These signers’ operation covers 87% of India’s territory. Besides, KAMAZ VECTRA MOTORS LIMITED has got the first foreign dealer – Lhachhen Mineral Industry from Thimphu, Bhutan.

The company’s production is focused on India’s specific market with its unique truck use conditions. Specialists of the enterprise have already redesigned and improved the construction of vehicles so it could comply with the requirements of the Indian actual operating conditions. The joint venture has carried out a lot of measures to localize production and find local suppliers of vehicle components: by value terms, localization of production of a new model range of vehicles with Euro 3 engines is almost 50%.

To date, the main customers of KAMAZ vehicles in India are companies engaged in the mining industry. The Russian vehicles are used in coal and iron ore pits under extremely difficult conditions. After a raining season, construction companies will also take a serious interest in KAMAZ machinery. Also, the company carries on negotiations with ports expanding their territories.