OREANDA-NEWS. August 8, 2007. During the first seven months of 2007 the group of KAMAZ Inc. went over financial and current production plan targets by 10%.

In July the month production and sales volume exceeded 7 billion for the first time (7 billion 364 million rubles).

Since the beginning of the year there were realized marketable products for 45,502 billion rubles (+29,3% to the same period of 2006, in comparable prices), including:

- 28756 trucks (+27,9%);

- 34841 engines and power units (+26,1%);

- spare parts for 5,460 billion rubles (+24%);

- diversification products for 5,240 billion rubles (+36,0%).

In addition, there were rendered services for 2 billion 306 million rubles.

There were realized almost 20440 trucks via the dealer network and direct deliveries to the large corporate clients (+21,3% to January – June 2006). The foreign customers received over 7908 vehicles (+39,6%). About 925 KAMAZ automobiles were modernized and underwent capital repair.

For seven months 2065 units of the basic production – trucks, buses and trailer equipment – were leased or delivered with payment by installments. The group of KAMAZ Inc. leased 656 NEFAZ buses on the basis of the special KAMAZ chassis.

The largest daughter enterprises of KAMAZ Inc. outside Tatarstan have the same stable results:

- “Avtopritsep-KAMAZ” Inc. (Stavropol) improves production volumes as compared with the last year results by 22,6%;

- “NEFAZ” Inc. (Neftekamsk) – by 33,4%;

- Power Losses are Reduced by 1.35% in the First Half of 2007
According to the results of the first six months of 2007 power losses have been reduced by 1.35% or 416 million KWH in the grid companies of the service area of JSC IDGC of the Center.

The result of the taken measures was a 228.4 million KWH loss reduction, saving 267.4 million rubles. The result of organizational arrangements amounted to 25.9 million KWH (11.34% of all measures on power loss reduction), while technical measures came to 5.8 million KWH (2.54%), and measures focused on the improvement of commercial and technical metering – 196.7 million KWH (86.12%).

The volume of power loss reduction in the power grid complex through special measures shall be 378.3 million KWH, through organizational arrangements – 42.6 million KWH, technical measures – 40 million KWH, and measures focusing on the improvement of commercial and technical metering – 295.7 million KWH.

It is necessary to mention, that the optimization of power losses is considered by JSC IDGC of the Center as a priority guideline for power transmission expenses in 2007. The Company approved “Programming Power Loss Reduction in the Power Grids of DGCs”, which unifies approaches for the development, planning and measures on loss reduction. “Tuimazy Concrete Delivery Truck Works” Inc. – by 72,1 %.