OREANDA-NEWS. January 11, 2012. The Group produced 4.87 thousand vehicle sets in December (including SKD – semi knock-down sets) and 5.16 thousand engines and power units, shipped spare parts made by KAMAZ companies to the tune of more than RUB 640 million, and other products for RUB 886 million.

In all, the Group produced nearly 47.9 thousand vehicle sets, 51.9 thousand engines and power units, shipped spare parts made by KAMAZ companies to the tune of RUB 6.5 billion, and other products for RUB 11 billion in 2011. This performance exceeded KAMAZ’s business plan and current production plans. The average rate of trucks production at the automobile plant of KAMAZ Group amounted to 250 units per day (u/d) in December against the planned rate 240 u/d, the production rate for the whole year was 208 u/d against the planned rate 204 u/d.

More than 45 thousand ready-made KAMAZ trucks were sold via the distribution network of KAMAZ FINANCE AND TRADING COMPANY and Foreign Trade Company KAMAZ and shipped directly to customers and corporate clients: 39 thousand units were sold in the Russian market, and more than 6 thousand units were exported.

The structure of industrial production was appreciably improved last year. Thus, the above volume of ready-made vehicles produced by KAMAZ includes 37% of all-wheel drive vehicles, 19% of higher payload vehicles, and 21% of platform trucks. The company also produced a lot of trucks equipped with components made by the world`s best manufacturers with which KAMAZ set up joint ventures in Naberezhnye Chelny. In 2011, 21% of produced vehicles were equipped with Cummins engines, 40% of vehicles were equipped with Zahnrad Fabrik gearboxes.

The results of actual sales of all products and the company’s financial-economic activity in the calendar year 2011 will be announced later.