OREANDA-NEWS. April 12, 2011. "Zavolzhskiy motorny zavod" (branch of JSC"SOLLERS") continues to increase quality level of engines and simultaneously increase production volumes in comparison with fact of last year.

For first quarter 2011 defectness level of engines, reveled in automotive plants-customers (UAZ, PAZ, GAZ), decreased by 48,4% in comparison with fact of 1 quarter 2010. Decrease of defectness level, revealed in own testing benches of enterprise, is achieved more than in two times.

At that ZMZ succeeded in decrease of defectness as on components of own production so on purchased parts. Particularly defectness on parts of own production decreased by3 times, on purchased – by 30%. Quantity of stated claims was decreased by 34%.

Achievement of these results was thanks to development and introduction of corrective actions with use of 8D methods applicable in production divisions of the plant and in work with suppliers. Efficiency of given methodology is based on determination of initial cause of any defect and on development of advanced actions on risk decrease of its repeat.

Concerning production volumes, in 1st quarter 15 946 engines of all modifications have been produced - by 50.5% more than in correspondent period in 2010. At that positive dynamic is achieved in March: growth rate in March 2010 amounted to 13.7%.

Demand is increased for 4-cylinder and 8-cylinder engines from site of automotive plants-customers first of all UAZ and PAZ, so from dealer organizations for realization in aftermarket. On orders of dealers in 1st quarter 2011 sales have been by 52% more than in the same period of 2010.

Main increase of engine production is stipulated by increased program of UAZ.