OREANDA-NEWS. Zavolzhsky engine plant within the project for the production of engines of ecological class "Euro-5" proceeded to the next stage - technological preparation of production with an investment of 54 million Rubles.

In the first phase of the project in 2014 it was carried out the development of the engines of this class, it was created prototypes and transferred to consumers. In particular, in December of the last year in the PAZ for testing in buses it was transferred two eight-cylinder engines, prototypes of 4-cylinder engines that are designed to be installed on the UAZ vehicles pass already the winter tests. New client of ZMZ – is the company "BAU-ENG" for the preliminary evaluation in the light commercial vehicle it was sent the first pilot lot - 20 four-cylinder engines.

Standard motors of ecological class "Euro-5" will be delivered for consumers from January of 2016. For the range of UAZ it was developed petrol four-cylinder engine (2.7 liters). For the model range of commercial vehicles "BAU-RUS" - four-cylinder engine (2.7 liters) in a gas version. For PAZ – it is eight-cylinder in the gasoline and bi-fuel versions. And bi-fuel engine will run on gasoline and compressed or liquefied gas.