OREANDA-NEWS. September 21, 2011. During the X International Investment Forum "Sochi 2011" "Russian Buses - GAZ Group" and "Scania-Rus" companies were chosen as suppliers of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee in the "Buses" category. The agreement was signed by Dmitry Chernyshenko, the President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, Hans Tardell, Managing Director of LLC  "Scania-Rus", and Nikolay Odintsov, Director of the "Buses" Division at GAZ Group.

Under this agreement, the companies will provide buses for meeting the Organizing Committee's transport needs during the preparation of Olympic and Paralympic Games of 2014 in Sochi.

Nikolay Odintsov, Director of the Buses Division, GAZ Group, highlighted:

"The first Games experience that GAZ Group company had was during the Moscow 1980 Olympic Games. Being a supplier for the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee is so important for us because the agreement symbolizes the continuity of traditions and confidence in our company as a leader in the bus sector of Russian bus market. Collaboration with Scania - a global leader in bus markets - will help us to successfully introduce all the innovative bus construction technologies. They will guarantee a long life-span for our buses and ensure the maximum safety and comfort of the passengers and drivers. We are confident that the partnership with the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee will lead cooperation between our companies to a new orbit."

Hans Tardell, Managing Director of LLC  "Scania-Rus", went on to say:

"It is a great honor for us to be the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee supplier. The Scania concern has operated in Russia since 1993, and since that time we have become one of the leaders in the Russian bus market because collaboration with Russian buses manufacturers has always been an important part of our company’s development. This allows us to provide optimal solutions, both in terms of operation in Russia and in terms of profitability for the transport companies”.

Joint work with the Gaz Group within Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee provides us with new impulse for the collaboration with the Gaz Group. We actively work on the optimal proposal for the organizations which will buy the buses for serving participants and guests of the Olympic Games in Sochi, both in terms of expenditures and in terms of complying with the high ecological standards and road and climat conditions of Russia".

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee new suppliers have already had successful experiences of partnership; since 2003 more than 260 buses have been manufactured on the Scania chassis, intended for various purposes. Currently the "GAZ Group" production line produces three bus models on the Scania Euro-4 chassis: The GOLAZ "Cruise" tourist bus, GOLAZ "Voyage for intercity travel" and GOLAZ 6228. Next year the production of these models on the Scania Euro-5 chassis will begin.

Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, summed up the event:

"The Sochi 2014 Winter Games will attract the leading companies in the market, and today's event, accepting "GAZ Group" and Scania to the team, is an extra confirmation of this fact. The agreements are particularly valuable in light of the fact that "GAZ Group" has the unique experience of partnership with the 1980 Moscow Olympic Games, and has an "inside" perspective on the Olympic project. I do have a sincere hope for a fruitful partnership on the path to the first Russian Winter Games. Welcome on board!"