OREANDA-NEWS. October 21, 2010. "Zavolzhskiy motorny zavod" (a branch of "SOLLERS") has started to realize project on manufacturing of modernized clutch for petrol engines supplied for kitting of UAZ vehicles.

Project with volume of investments 10, 0 mln RUR is directed on increase of quality level and improvement of consumer characteristics of vehicle and loading of ZMZ actual capacities and cost decrease.

Clutch of new design provides with range of essential advantages in comparison with produced: declutch force is considerably decreased, and also level of noises and vibrations of vehicle transmission at gear shift.

Modernized clutch has been developed by “ZMZ” designers and intended for installation for all perspective model range of vehicles of Uljanovskiy automotive plant "UAZ-Patriot", "UAZ-Pickup", "UAZ-Cargo", "UAZ-Patriot Sport", modernized "UAZ-Hunter".

Clutch produced currently in ZMZ is supplied for kitting of only old truck range of UAZ vehicles.

Serial production of ZMZ modernized clutch will start from 1st January 2011.

In frames of project unique equipment are purchased which allow to produce original parts of modernized clutch and provide with higher level of production process.

Following step of “ZMZ” specialists work will be development of clutch design for produced diesel engine ZMZ-514 of EURO-4.