VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
The KAMAZ Group was established in 1969 as the Kama complex of plants manufacturing heavy duty trucks (the KAMAZ Production Association). In 1990, the association was reorganised into a joint-stock company.
The plant produced its first vehicle on February 16, 1976. Since then, about 2 million trucks and 2.7 million engines have been manufactured. On February 15, 2012 the 2-millionth truck came off the assembly line.
KAMAZ manufactures over 30 truck models with over 400 modifications, as well as diesel and gas engines, spare parts and auto components, equipment, tools and diverse products.
In 2011, the company manufactured 45,200 vehicles, which is 40.4% more than in 2010 (32,200).
Every second truck with a gross weight of 14-40 tonnes used in Russia and the CIS countries was manufactured at the KAMAZ plant. Every fourth truck is exported to foreign countries. KAMAZ trucks are used in over 80 countries.
KAMAZ is a city-forming enterprise for Naberezhnye Chelny. It accounts for 40% of the city's industrial output (8% of Tatarstan's industrial output).
The KAMAZ unified technology complex includes 13 assembly plants (from metallurgy and metal processing to car assembly and service) and four factories manufacturing spare parts in cooperation with world leading producers.
The KAMAZ plants employ about 50,000 people. As of January 2012, the average monthly salary was 25,000 roubles for engineers and 18,000 roubles for workers.
Russian truck market
In 2011, the volume of Russia's truck production was reported to increase by 39.6%, compared to 2010: 94,500 vehicles in 2011, 67,700 in 2010 and 40,600 in the crisis-stricken 2009.
In 2011, the main Russian manufacturers were: KAMAZ (45,200 vehicles, 40.5% more than in 2010), GAZ (24,800 vehicles, 19.4% more than in 2010) and Ural (included in GAZ Group; 11,000 vehicles, 9.6% more than in 2010).
Besides the traditional brands, plants in Russia also assemble foreign trucks: Volvo (Volvo Vostok, Kaluga), produced 5,100 vehicles in 2011; Isuzu (SOLLERS-Isuzu, Vladivostok), produced 1,900 vehicles; Mitsubishi (Fuso KAMAZ Trucks Rus, Naberezhnye Chelny) produced 1,300 vehicles; Mercedes (Mercedes-Benz Trucks Vostok, Naberezhnye Chelny), produced 1,200 vehicles; and Scania (Scania-Piter), produced 1,100 vehicles.
For 2011, the truck market was reported to increase by 61.4%, compared to 2010 (128,400 vehicles in 2011, 79,600 in 2010 and 38,700 in 2009).
The share of Russia-made trucks in 2011 was reported to be 65.5% (84,100 vehicles), with Russian brands accounting for 56.1% (72,100 vehicles) and foreign brands for 9.4% (12,000). The imports share was 34.5% (44,300), with 11.6% from Belarus.
