Car manufacturers together in alliances

Thirteen autocompanies ready to produce cars in Russia in a new tightening the regime of industrial assembling. To comply with the conditions imposed, the company merged into alliances. Following the announcement of the introduction of the new regime of industrial assembly in the Ministry of Economic Development has begun accepting applications from autocompanies, which ended Feb. 28, 2011. During this time, the documents received 13 manufacturers and more than half of them joined in alliances: AvtoVAZ »-Renault-Nissan-« IzhAvto, GAZ Group and Volkswagen, «KAMAZ and Daimler, Ford and Sollers, General Motors, Magna , Fiat. As reported by Gref Nabiullina, now these companies have to provide information on the planned volume of investments and the schedule of the modernization of existing facilities and increase production at its plants. In other words, companies need to clearly reaffirm not only the desire but also the opportunity meet the more stringent conditions of assembly machines. Business Plans Economic Development will collect up to June 1, 2011. Minister of Economic Development noted that the innovation has attracted manufacturers of automotive components - 206 companies are willing to provide the level of localization in 40%. By the way, Sollers to increase production has signed an agreement with Toyota on SKD vehicle assembly at the facilities of the Russian company. The following year, the plant will begin production in Vladivostok in the Russian popular SUVs Toyota Land Cruiser Prado. This transaction will bring Sollers 12,000 cars a year. Recall at this plant produces four models of SsangYong: New Actyon, Actyon Sport, Rexton and Kyron. Until the end of this year's annual capacity is 25,000 cars, and after 2 years it will rise to 40,000 vehicles a year. GAZ Group and Volkswagen have agreed on production of Volkswagen and Skoda models at the factory "GAS" in Nizhny Novgorod. So far only signed a memorandum of intent the companies work together, and the signatures of both parties on the final contract will be delivered this year. New models will be made on a full cycle, which includes welding, painting and assembly. Total production in the joint project will be more than 100,000 cars a year. Other companies are also considering opportunities to expand production. For example, Fiat gets accustomed to the Lipetsk Special Economic Zone. Magna is also actively considering the issue capacities. Not eliminated the possibility that the company has an agreement with the Kaliningrad Avtotor. Recall, according to accepted the new regime of industrial assembling cars in Russia, the minimum volume of production on a full cycle should be 300 thousand cars per year to just running the factory, and 50 thousand cars per year more for the already existing enterprises. Agreement on industrial assembly in Russia in the new regime industrial assembly will be valid for 8 years. During this time, the automaker should have time to bring the level of localization of the assembly to 60%. In other words, more than half the cars will be built in our country "from scratch". In addition, at least 30% of the produced cars should be equipped with engines and transmissions produced in our country. In this case, all the agreements signed earlier, will be valid until the end of the agreed term of their term (8 years). Similar documents from the Russian government signed the company, which already have plants in our country. They have a small head start, during which time they will gradually modernize their plants and increase capacity.