1. Volvo Vostok
Volvo Vostok was established in 1998 and represents the Volvo Group (Volvo Trucks, Volvo Buses, Volvo Penta, Volvo Construction Equipment) in Russia.
Volvo Trucks launched a truck production facility in Kaluga on January 19, 2009. The facility makes Volvo and Renault vehicles with a production capacity of 15,000 trucks per year, including 10,000 Volvo trucks and 5,000 Renault trucks. Currently, the plant employs 430 people on an average monthly salary of 42,200 roubles. In 2010, the plant produced 1,702 trucks. At full capacity, the plant will employ 1,000 people.
The planned second phase of the plant's expansion will cost about 100 million euros in investment and will result in an annual output of 25,000 vehicles.
2. Sollers-Far East
Founded on December 29, 2009, Sollers-Far East is the first auto plant in the Far East. The plant's current capacity is 25,000 vehicles per year. It produces a complete line-up of Korean SsangYong SUVs as well as specially equipped UAZ Patriot and Fiat Ducato vehicles tailored to the needs of Far East consumers.
This year, Sollers-Far East will produce over 13,000 vehicles. The plant currently employs 700 people and operates in three shifts. As the plant expands production, the staff is expected to increase to as many as 1,200 people.
The plant's development programme for 2011 and 2012 calls for increasing its capacity to 40,000 vehicles per year and launching painting and welding facilities in order to create a full auto production cycle.
In December 2010, the plant launched a new assembly line for unibody vehicles and commenced the production of the SsangYong New Action urban crossover.
3. Hyundai Suppliers Park in St Petersburg
The Hyundai Suppliers Park, which hosts auto components suppliers for Hyundai Motors, was inaugurated on December 8 in St Petersburg.
Over 5.8 billion roubles have been invested in the facility, which covers an area of 24 hectares. The seven companies now located in the park shared in its construction.
Sungwoo Hitech manufactures door frames, door reinforcements, front and rear frames, dashboard frames, front consoles, and hoods. Sungwoo Hitech RUS was established in 2008 with a facility covering an area of 46,623 square meters.
Sejong is a global manufacturer and supplier of exhaust systems and mufflers. Sejong RUS was launched in 2008 with a facility covering 29, 327 square meters.
Doowon is a global manufacturer and supplier of auto air conditioning and ventilation systems, including HVAC (vaporizers, heaters, drives, and resistors), cooling modules (radiators, condensers, fans), connecting lines (pipes and hoses), compressors, A/C controls, and AQS. Doowon RUS launched its Russian operations in 2008 with a facility covering 26,480 square meters.
Daewon is a leading manufacturer of car seats. The Daewon RUS plant was founded in 2008 with a total area of 19,442 square meters.
Donghee is a global manufacturer of auto components, including front engine mounts, hatches, front and rear suspensions, fuel tanks, and pedals. The Donghee RUS plant was established in 2008 with a total area of 34,790 square meters.
Shinyoung is a supplier of body parts and setup systems. Shinyoung RUS has been operating in Russia since 2008 with a production facility covering an area of 46,830 square meters.
NVH KOREA is a manufacturer and supplier of a full range of auto components for cabin lining. The core products include cabin and body interior lining systems and roof and door insulation systems. NVH RUS was established in 2008 with a facility covering an area of 25,744 square meters.
The supplier plants manufacture auto components ranging from structural metal parts to air conditioners, seats, and interior details. They employ approximately 600 people with an average salary of 25,000 roubles per month.
4. IzhAvto
The construction of the Izhevsk automobile plant began in 1965, and in 1966, the first car came off the assembly line. In 1991, the company launched its Izh-2126 model.
Currently IzhAvto is experiencing financial and economic difficulties due to a heavy debt of about 13 billion roubles and insufficient work load of its production capacity.
In early 2010, bankruptcy proceedings were initiated at IzhAvto, and the company has been placed under receivership. The difficulties IzhAvto is currently facing are primarily due to the inefficient management of its former owners, who ultimately embezzled 6.7 billion roubles from the company.
IzhAvto's main lender is Sberbank (9.2 billion roubles in loans), which is taking measures to ensure resumed production at the plant. The United Auto Group, affiliated with Sberbank, is seeking to attract potential investors and partners for IzhAvto.
Sberbank, Russian Technologies State Corporation and AvtoVaz have developed a financial rehabilitation and resumed production plan for IzhAvto. The plan envisages increasing the plant's production capacity to 340,000 vehicles per year and transferring the production lines of some AvtoVaz models (the 2107, Priora, and Samara) as well as new Nissan and Renault models to IzhAvto.
The federal government has approved the aforementioned financial rehabilitation plan for IzhAvto and is expected to co-finance its implementation.
5. KAMAZ Scientific and Engineering Centre
The KAMAZ scientific and engineering centre specialises in designing, researching, and testing trucks as well as their components. The centre covers an area of 34,011 square meters, including 24,900 square meters of production facilities. The centre employs 899 people, including 511 engineers and 274 workers. The average salary at the centre is 19,000 roubles per month.
The KAMAZ scientific and engineering centre has designed and produced over 90 truck models for use in all weather conditions both in Russia and abroad.