KAMAZ sold marketable products and rendered services to the tune of 10.3 billion roubles in November and 87 billion roubles for the first 11 months of the year. In terms of prices and conditions of 2010, it is 32% up on the same period last year. By the way, the results of November are 30-40% higher than those of October.

As of the beginning of December, total sales volumes of KAMAZ trucks have made 39,873 units since the beginning of the year (with no account taken of resale) – year-over-year 40% increase. Thus, KAMAZ is confidently approaching the 40 thousandth mark of this performance – the result which the company managed to achieve only three times under modern market conditions (in 2006—2008). For 11 months, the company has sold 34,200 trucks on the Russian market – by 9,250 units more as compared with the corresponding figures from a year earlier (+37%). In the first 11 months of 2011, the foreign market saw a rapid growth of OJSC KAMAZ’s market share (a 59% yoy increase).

The KAMAZ vehicles production unit has made about 42.8 thousand vehicle sets since the beginning of the year, which is by 11.7 thousand units, or 38%, more than for the first 11 months of 2010. The KAMAZ engine production unit has also greatly increased the output volume of its main products: the mother vehicles assembly conveyor and customers of the Engine Plant have received 46,724 engines and power units for 11 months, which is by 10,700 units, or 30%, more than for the same period of last year.

The useful capacity of the mixing drum of the new model ABS-58146R is 6 cubic meters. It’s driven by an independent engine D-242 made in the Republic of Belarus. A hydraulic drive of the superstructure made by TZA is completed with reliable components made by European producers.

The all-wheel drive chassis KAMAZ-43118, on which the model of the inclined-axis mixer 58146R will be mounted, features high cross-country capability, grip of the wheel, which will enable to successfully use the new inclined-axis mixer under severe climatic conditions in regions of Siberia and the Far North.

The new inclined-axis mixer is currently being tested on a proving ground. In the event of successful test completion, the mass production of the new product will be launched.

KAMAZ-Metallurgy OJSC is constantly improving the product quality with the help of new technologies. The use of new fluxes reducing pore formation in casts enabled to eliminate internal and external defects when casting cylinder heads. To date, the foundry began to develop nano-additives modifying alloy cast iron. This work is conducted jointly with RUSNANO.

In addition, KAMAZ-Metallurgy OJSC introduced and implemented one of the company’s largest kaizen projects: a die casting department was moved from the forge plant to a precision steel casting shop. This step made it possible to save money and optimize energy resources which were used to light and heat empty industrial areas of the foundry. To date, the forge plant doesn’t have to document a license for non-core production by order of Gostekhnadzor of the RF. This license should be documented every five years, and it costs 20 million roubles. This year, the company also plans to save 96 million rubles at the expense of the production of the new product range – 17 forged pieces of sparingly alloyed steels for KAMAZ axles.

Due to a technical re-equipment process and the use of a new furnace made by Aichelin, Austria, the engine plant greatly increased the quality of heat treatment of parts, reduced production costs and increased productivity. The enterprise is completing a project to produce transfer cases for all-wheel drive vehicles KAMAZ-6522. The enterprise successfully localized mechanical and heat treatment of details for ZF KAMA JV and CUMMINS KAMA JV. To date, it is not required to analyze products abroad: laboratories of the technological center were recognized complying with requirements of ZF and Cummins companies and received access to production control.

Kama Press and Stamping Plant produced more than 200 items of welding and die tooling for restyling of KAMAZ vehicles. A great amount of preparatory work was done to strengthen the framework of the cab in accordance with ECE 29.02 (specifying requirements on occupant survival space after a front pendulum impact and a roof crush test). Four welding lines were upgraded at the factory, new stamps and additional welding units were made.

The automobile plant implemented a large-scale project «Lighthouse» which started a year ago. Its main objective is to optimize technological processes of the plant introducing standards of the operating system of the German partner Daimler. As a result, labor productivity was increased by 49%, and an economic effect of the project amounted to 629 million rubles already within a period of its realization.

KAMAZ attaches importance to participation in specialized exhibitions where achievements of Russian producers of military and special-purpose machinery are demonstrated annually. Being Russia’s largest truck producer, the company is considered by the state as a guarantor of its transport safety. OJSC KAMAZ is one of 18 strategically important enterprises of the Russian economy. Various modifications of mobile and high-tech KAMAZ chassis and vehicles are used in sub-units of all power structures and security services of the state. The company has gained 30 years of experience in the sphere of their development and production. KAMAZ is currently designing vehicles of the new generation.

KAMAZ will present two vehicles at the Interpolitex’2011 exhibition: KAMAZ-43269 “Vystrel” and KAMAZ-53501 with a multilift system ML6.01.

The total length of the route is 3.5 thousand kilometers, half of which has already been passed. The racing vehicles have already visited such cities as Yekaterinburg, Chelyabinsk, Ufa, Orenburg, and Samara.

The racers got a warm welcome in Samara. Since the main aim of the race is to attract attention of regional and municipal authorities to advantages of the use of gas as automobile fuel, a round-table meeting was organized in the city to discuss the topic “Methane is motor fuel for municipal vehicles”. It is natural that OJSC KAMAZ participates in Blue Corridor and the round-table meeting, as the company’s interests coincide with those of organizers of the race.

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Wednesday, 26 October 2011

Engine PERKINS, Transmission LANDINI

power Kw/HP     146/199,   Max.torque    Nm 800

Displacement 6.7 ltr

Fuel tank capacity 347 ltr

Generator  A120

TRANSMISSION

Gears (FWD/REV) 32/24

Max. speed, km/h 43

Rear differential lock type   multidisc clutch in oil bath

DIMENSIONS

Operational weight, kg    7700

Max. permissible weight, kg 12500

Max. front axle load, kg 6000

Max. rear axle load, kg 9183

Wheel base, mm 2873

Length, mm 5307

Width, mm 2510

Height, mm 3045

Front wheels 540/65R30

Rear wheels 650/65R42

Engine PERKINS, Transmission LANDINI

power Kw/HP     165/224,   Max.torque    Nm 800

Displacement 6.7 ltr,     4 Cylinder in line

Fuel tank capacity 347 ltr

Generator  A120

TRANSMISSION

Gears (FWD/REV) 32/24

Max. speed, km/h 43

Rear differential lock type   multidisc clutch in oil bath

DIMENSIONS

Operational weight, kg    7700

Max. permissible weight, kg 12500

Max. front axle load, kg 6000

Max. rear axle load, kg 9183

Wheel base, mm 2873

Length, mm 5307

Width, mm 2510

Height, mm 3045

Front wheels 540/65R30

Rear wheels 650/65R42

Engine PERKINS, Transmission LANDINI,

power Kw/HP     75/102,   Max. torque    Nm 392

Displacement 4.4 ltr,     4 Cylinder in line

Fuel tank capacity 155 ltr

Generator  A65

TRANSMISSION

Gears (FWD/REV) 24/24

Max. speed, km/h 40

Rear differential lock type   multidisc clutch in oil bath

DIMENSIONS

Operational weight, kg 3808

Max. permissible weight, kg 6000

Max. front axle load, kg 2900

Max. rear axle load, kg 3100

Wheel base, mm 2356

Length, mm 3980

Width, mm 2140

Height, mm 2771

Front wheels 380/70R24

Rear wheels 480/70R34

Engine PERKINS, Transmission LANDINI

power Kw/HP     62/84,   Max.torque    Nm 368

Displacement 4.4 ltr,     4 Cylinder in line

Fuel tank capacity 102 ltr

Generator  A65

TRANSMISSION

Gears (FWD/REV) 12/12

Max. speed, km/h 40

Rear differential lock type   multidisc clutch in oil bath

DIMENSIONS

Operational weight, kg    3330

Max. permissible weight, kg 6620

Max. front axle load, kg 3030

Max. rear axle load, kg 3590

Wheel base, mm 2316

Length, mm 4127

Width, mm 2242

Height, mm 2794

Front wheels 380/70R24

Rear wheels 480/70R34