OREANDA-NEWS. March 17, 2008. The beginning of this working year was the most successful for the KAMAZ Group over all years of its new growth.

According to the results of February 2008, all large enterprises of a united technological cycle, including those located in other Russian regions (“Avtopritsep-KAMAZ” Inc., “NEFAZ” and “Tuimazy Concrete Delivery Truck Works”), reached production and sales volumes comparable with the analogous performance in 2003-2007.

They overfulfilled the business plan and the current plan of the company. In total for two months there were shipped marketable products for RUB 13 billion 368 million (+15.9% to the same period of 2007, in comparable prices), including:
- 8199 trucks (+24.1%);
- 10557 engines and power units (+29.9%);
- spare parts for RUB 1 billion 390 million (–3.9%);
- diversification products for RUB 1 billion 466 million (+8,9%).

In addition, there were rendered services for RUB 813 million.

Thus, KAMAZ exceeded the average monthly production and sales volumes of the previous year already in February. It took 4 or 5 months before. It should be recalled that in 2007 there were produced and realized marketable products for RUB 85 billion 249 million, including 52 671 trucks. In February 2008, correspondingly, - RUB 7 billion 821 million and 4838 vehicles.

There were realized 6319 trucks via the dealer network and direct deliveries on the home market (+22.65% to January-February 2007). The foreign customers received more than 1880 vehicles (+29.4%).

For two months 720 units of the basic production – trucks, buses and trailer equipment – were leased or delivered with payment by installments. This is by 49.7% more than for the same period of 2007. The KAMAZ Group leased 159 NEFAZ buses on the basis of the special KAMAZ chassis.