OREANDA-NEWS. On 5 July an educational, trade and service complex (ETSC) KAMAZ was opened in the capital of Turkmenistan – Ashkhabad.

President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, President of the RF Dmitry Medvedev, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaymiyev, Director General of KAMAZ Inc. Sergey Kogoghin participated in the opening ceremony.

This complex at the cost of 7 million dollars was erected by Turkmen builders by order and for the means of KAMAZ. The service center is located on the territory of 1.6 hectares. The overall area of the buildings is 6 thousand square meters half of which are occupied with production objects and warehouses. ETSC is meant for complex service of 1000 KAMAZ vehicles per year. The representative office of KAMAZ in Turkmenistan opened in 2008 has already moved to the office building of the complex. Besides, ETSC will become an educational center for specialists of other trade and service centers which are being built in Turkmenistan.

According to KAMAZ Foreign Trade Company, 6850 KAMAZ vehicles operate in Turkmenistan. And a fleet of trucks and buses of all classes includes 32200 units. The republic is one of the top three leaders among CIS countries by volumes of purchasing of KAMAZ equipment. In January 2008 there was signed an agreement with the Government of Turkmenistan on delivery of 2.5 thousand KAMAZ vehicles to the country. It is being successfully realized. During half a year there were concluded contracts on shipment of 1207 vehicles. 1125 of them have already been shipped to customers, and, besides, 190 KAMAZ vehicles have been delivered according to 2007 contracts. Thus, for the first 6 months of the year the Turkmen customers of the auto giant received 1315 vehicles and spare parts – that is 5 times as many as for the same period of 2007. In July KAMAZ will deliver 212 vehicles more to Turkmenistan. Contracts on delivery of 1167 vehicles more are in process of signing now.

Within the frames of the state program of economic growth till 2020 Turkmenistan realizes large-scale investment projects in which KAMAZ trucks are engaged. They support high dynamics of development of the basic industries: oil and gas processing, transport, construction, textile industry, agriculture.

The main customers of KAMAZ are Turkmenneftegaz, Turkmengaz, Turkmengeologia, Turkmenneftegazstroy, Ministry of Automobile Transport and Roads, Ministry of Water Industry, Municipal Union, Ministry of Agriculture and Ministry of Defence, and also – foreign oil and gas processing and construction companies.

The opening of the new educational, trade and service complex KAMAZ will provide Turkmen customers with high-level service, accurate supply of spare parts, high-qualified staff repairing and servicing KAMAZ equipment.