Cars and equipment manufacture

The UK’s first order for a new generation Scania was placed by a company who didn’t even own a truck eight years ago.

In 2016, 120 vehicle sets (chassis) were designed and improved in the development unit by order of Finance and Trading Company KAMAZ and Foreign Trade Company KAMAZ.

The agreement was signed today in Tokyo between Toshihide Kasutani, Director-General, Manufacturing Industries Bureau of METI, and Thierry Dana, French Ambassador to Japan.

- Terms finalized for procurement joint venture and strategic technology and supply collaboration

Russian dealers of Toyota sold corporate customers 25280 Toyota cars for 2016, which is more by 12% than in 2015. As the press-service of the company "Toyota Motor", the market share of Toyota cars, sold to legal entities in Russia, by the results of last year reached 10% (+ 1% by 2015).

According to a survey conducted by the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", Moscow and St. Petersburg are the leaders among the subjects of the RF by sales of new passenger cars per thousand inhabitants. In both capital cities, this figure is 16 units.

Sub-zero testing regime for Kia’s powerful new fastback sport sedan Ice and snow tests to fine-tune chassis, drivetrain and driver aids Engineers balance engaging handling with long-distance.

Scania launches Scania One, which provides a single digital environment to a host of connected services for fleet owners.

Toyota Motor Corporation announces its production, domestic sales, and export results for January 2017, including those for subsidiaries Daihatsu Motor Co., Ltd., and Hino Motors, Ltd.

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant plans to double the supply of cars for export in 2017. It was announced by the General Director of the company, Vadim Shvetsov, during the visit of the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Sergey Morozov, in UAZ.

Production of LADA Granta in a body "liftback" by the end of 2017 can be carried out from Izhevsk to Togliatti, where Granta is also produced, but in the "sedan" body, according to sources of the company.

Russian dealers of Chevrolet began the sales of a new version of the sports car Corvette - Grand Sport, which received a more powerful engine, ultra-light body and a racing chassis. The price of new car starts from 7,5 m Rubles, informed the press service GM Russia.

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant took part in the first international motor show of Iran «Iran Auto Show 2017", held in Tehran from February 14th to 18th. At the stand of the Russian company there were presented two cars - UAZ "Patriot" and UAZ "Pick-up".

The 2017 Nissan Pathfinder has been named one of the "12 Best Family Cars of 2017" by Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com. 

St. Petersburg plant Hyundai on February 15th began the mass production of a new generation of Solaris sedan, which will soon appear in dealer centers of the brand.