OREANDA-NEWS. Vsevolozhsk plant Ford Sollers started the welding of the engine compartment components and thresholds for the model Ford Kuga, which is produced at the company in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, as well as sub-assemblies for the Ford Focus, produced in Vsevolozhsk.

As the press-service of Ford Sollers informed, the project will permit to load the capacity at the plant in Vsevolozhsk and replace completely the imports of these components required for production of Ford Kuga in Yelabuga. Previously, these components for the production of Ford Kuga were imported by the company from Valencia, Spain, and for Ford Focus - from Saarluica, Germany.

Within the preparation for the beginning of the welding of these components at the Ford Sollers plant in Vsevolozhsk for models Ford Kuga and the Ford Focus it was re-equipped the shop of welding of enterprise, it was set the new equipment, as well as it was designed special welding accessories.