Peugeot: made in Kaluga

Since the discovery of PSA Peugeot Citroen plant in Kaluga region was six months. There producing car models 308 and C4, and now it's time for SUV 4007, C-Crosser and Outlander XL. The company arranged a rally for Peugeot Peugeot 308 cars assembled in Russia, under which media representatives visited the plant in the Kaluga region. Six months after the opening of the production process of machines had been got up, and engineers continue to prepare for the launch build SUVs. Within two years the plant will come to a complete production cycle, which will include welding, painting and other processes. The enterprise group of journalists met Olivier Roshmann, Deputy Director of Quality, who talked about how the cars are going concern. Before you go to Kaluga, automobiles Peugeot, Citroen and Mitsubishi produce in factories in Sochaux (France, model 308), Mulhouse (France, model C4) and Okazaki (Japan, SUVs). Ibid verify their quality, and then dismantled the machine units and sent to Russia. On the Kaluga plant machines fall into the containers where they carefully dumped in the inspection station. There are factory workers check the appearance of delivered units - if they are not damaged in transit. In the winter time from the moment of discharge before the assembly must be at least 3-4 hours, that cars have taken the temperature of the room. Then comes the first of nine stages of the build - install an empty body on the sled transportation. Then the skeleton gradually complement the rear axle, engine and transmission, exhaust system and plastic parts. By the sixth stage of the pile of aggregates, parts and spare parts is similar to the car and goes to the "quality gates". Seventh and eighth step involves filling of liquids, and the ninth stage - the wheels and the descent of the sled transportation. With the conveyor car dokatyvaetsya the post of quality control, where an automated system adjusts toe-camber, and adjusts headlights. Now the machine can fully move, and it is sent to the test track. At the two-kilometer route pilots during the three circles test performance, how the car rides, is included in the turns, extra stops, and passes over rough bumps. So that the salon brand-new cars come with six kilometers on the odometer. After testing on the track machine is sent to the sink, and then falls into the hands of quality, where the machine checks the work electronically, and the operators inspect the exterior, the bottom and under the hood. If the car at some point find a defect, it corrects, and he re-runs a full cycle of testing. All stages of quality control are marked in a special card, which the plant for each car on the conveyor. These papers are stored at the plant for 10 years. Also at the factory to carry out spot checks of quality: two operators randomly selected machines and fully examine their external and internal appearance, test them on the track. Checking lasts 2 hours, just for a change for a further examination of 8 cars get. Every day in Kaluga collect about 200 cars. When will build off-road, working at the plant will take place on a "daily passenger - a day off-road, the periodicity of the assembly and the other will depend on the production plan. Now the factory assembly of cars are about 200 people, 47 more employees are employed in the department of quality control. At the enterprise "get on" three nationalities - Russian, French and Japanese. Last arrived in Kaluga, to prepare the build SUVs. Within the path of the press attended the opening of the dealership "Aves Kaluga. The Director-General Peugeot Russia Francois Poirier, who also attended the ceremony, noted that the Kaluga region is very important for the French brand, which is why the opening of the 70 th anniversary dealer salon brand in Russia has been entrusted to the largest dealer Peugeot. Thanks to the early model run 308 in Russia, this model has become the sales leader of the brand. 1991 car was sold in August 2010, while in the same month, but a year earlier - 631. The success of the model 308 with buyers in addition to attractive prices - from 499 thousand rubles - also caused by participation in the state program of recycling old cars, and the fact that by July it was possible to buy on credit in the program 0% or a minimum interest rate. Especially for Russian buyers car received a complete set Russian Pack, which includes enhanced suspension, enlarged clearance, increased volume of the washer tank, crankcase protection as standard, heated seats, rubber floor mats on the floor and the tray in the trunk, as well as a set of motorists. On the Peugeot 308 has 3-year warranty. Text: Olga Zabelkina.