This year the Belarusian automobile engineering company MAZ will start making Euro-6 compliant trucks for the European market, representatives of the company reported. The Belarusian automaker intends to sell new dump trucks, chassis, and truck tractors with various wheel formulas (4×2, 6×4, and 8×4) to the European Union. The trucks will be powered by Mercedes-Benz…
The net profit of public joint-stock company Motor Sich in 2016 was UAH 2.187 billion, down by 36.4% YoY (UAH 3.436 billion), according to preliminary data published by the company in an announcement about the annual general meeting of shareholders scheduled for March 30. Undistributed profit last year grew by 15.7%, to UAH 15.663 billion.…
Public joint-stock company Ukrzaliznytsia has set too low prices of gondola cars during some tenders to buy 3,000 gondola cars announced on January 18, which made impossible the participation of Ukrainian car building plants in it. Prices of Ukrainian plants have grown, taking into account growth of prices of spare parts and energy. This resulted…
In 2016 Ukraine imported almost 122,954 motor vehicles, totaling more than $1.9 billion. This is reported by UkrAutoprom (Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association) on its website. In contrast to the previous year, Ukraine’s car imports increased by one third in 2016, while foreign currency expenses for their purchase rose by 74%. Most imports consisted of…
Agrarians of Ukraine in 2016 acquired about 8.5 thousand units of equipment valued at almost 9 billion UAH. This was stated by the minister of agrarian policy and food of Ukraine Taras Kutovoy. “Ukraine is a promising platform for agricultural engineering. Therefore, I urge the international manufacturers and investors to expand and transfer their production…
Production of passenger cars in Ukraine in 2016, according to preliminary data from the Ukrautoprom association, decreased by 23.2% YoY, to 4,340 units. The result of the year in the passenger segment was formed by two manufacturers: PJSC Eurocar and Zaporizhia Automobile Building Plant (ZAZ). At the same time, Eurocar increased production of Skoda cars…
The first five tractors Belarus-320.4 by Bobruisk Plant of Tractor Parts and Units (BZTDiA trademark) have been shipped to Russia’s Sakhalin region within the framework of the Far East Hectare program, the marketing department of the plant reported. The tractors were sent under the state support program. The recipients are five residents of Tymovsky district…