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OREANDA-NEWS. KAMAZ sold 7697 trucks in the Russian market in the I half of 2015 that is less by 52.7% compared to the same period of the last year. Nevertheless, the share of KAMAZ in the Russian market of trucks with GVW of 14-40 tonnes was 54.3%, an increase compared to the same period in 2014 was by 11%, informed the press service of KAMAZ.

According to KAMAZ, the total amount of the Russian market of trucks with GVW of 14-40 tonnes for the first six months of 2015 and with taking into account the operational data for June was 14,000 units, which is less by 62.3% compared to the same period in 2014. The dynamics of sales in the market of heavy vehicles in the reporting period of 2015 was largely determined by a decrease of investment in the fixed assets, works on the activity "Construction", business activity, and the demand for investment goods, noted in KAMAZ.

Meanwhile, in terms of the falling market of heavy trucks in Russia KAMAZ concentrated its efforts to promote the products for export. The supply of cars to foreign countries increased to Vietnam, Ecuador, Peru, United States, Zimbabwe, Afghanistan, Algeria, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Lebanon, Saudi Arabia. The main market in this segment was the Vietnam – for the first half of 2015 deliveries of vehicles "KAMAZ" to this country were 260 units. This work permitted to increase the volume of exports to non-CIS countries 2.84-fold to 796 units. In general, over six months in 2015 export deliveries of vehicles "KAMAZ" were 2,256 units, which are more by 2.6% than in the first half of 2014.