OREANDA-NEWS. On August 02, 2007 delegation of GMDAT company technical specialists arrived to Zaporozhye Automobile Building Plant, reported the press-centre of to Zaporozhye Automobile Building Plant.

Delegation is represented by Mr. Steven Clarke - Vice-President of Technical Center, Mr. Yongtak Kim - Managing Director of Vehicle Development Center, Mr. Jumyoung Jeon - Director T-car, CPE & CKD, Mr.Sungkoo Shin - Senior Manager, CKD Planning. Ukrainian automobile industry is represented by Mr. Oleg Papashev - Deputy Chairman of the Board of "UkrAVTO" Corporation, Mr. Yury Plechun - President of Corporation Assets Management Company, Mr. Vyacheslav Markushin - Chief of Warranty & After -Sales Service of Distributor Company "UkrAvtoZAZ-service", Mr. Sergey Voedilo - Senior Specialist of Technical Support Department of Distributor Company "UkrAvtoZAZ-service", Mr. Mikhail Daukshas - Deputy Chairman of CJSC "ZAZ" Board on Quality, Mr. Sergey Vyatkin - Deputy Chairman of CJSC "ZAZ" Board on Development, Mr. Yury Ralchenko - Chief Designer of CJSC "ZAZ".

Visit itinerary includes presentation of CJSC "ZAZ", being car maker No. 1 in Ukraine, tour over production facilities of Zaporozhye plant. Main target of the visit - strengthening the cooperation between CJSC "ZAZ" and General Motors Daewoo Auto & Technology. Parties have negotiated the possibilities of mutual participation in further modernization of Lanos car.

Mr. Steven Clarke: "ZAZ impressed me very much. Presentation is perfect! I have never supposed that the product range can be so wide. Undoubtedly, we can reckon on efficient cooperation in the very different projects."

For reference
- As of the end of the 1st half of 2007 Ukrainian market of new cars made up 237,190 cars, including 83, 622 cars made by CJSC "ZAZ". In 2006 CJSC "ZAZ" share in car production in Ukraine made up 67,2%.

- Starting from 2003 every year output of cars produced CJSC "ZAZ" has been increasing for more than one third: 2003- 69,600, 2004 - 126,000, 2005 - 148,200, 2006 - 193,100, 1 half of 2007 - 118,894 cars. Plan for 2007: 260,000 cars.

- Since 2005 CJSC "ZAZ" has actively exported its products to Russia. In the 1st half of 2007 Lanos Chevrolet came into top three of the most popular cars in the Russian Federation.