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Great Wall Will strike UAZu
Chinese organize the production of extra-roads builder in Tatarstane
As it became known yesterday, the Chinese auto-producer Great Wall prepares to begin the production of three models of its extra-roads builder in the special economic zone Of "alabuga" (Tatarstan). The corresponding proposal is already directed toward the examination of government RF. Takeing into account even without that low prices of the rule of the Chinese automobiles represented in Russia, not better time await the domestic producers of extra-roads builder, experts note.
OEZ Of "alabuga" 25 km Naberezhnye Chelny and in 40 km from Nijhnekamsk on the territory of the unrealized project of All-Union value "elabuzhskiy Tractor Plant". Total area OEZ is 20 kV. km. The management Of tatarstana expects that to 2010. summary yearly production here will be 40 billion rub. In this case the enterprise of predecessor OEZ - created in 1998. the investment- industrial area Of "alabuga" - for 2005. productions to 4,8 billion rub produced. Let us recall, special economic zones in Russia are created in accordance with the federal law of 22 July, 2005. "about the special economic zones in the Russian Federation". As it follows from the document in order to become resident OEZ, companies it is necessary to sign agreement about conducting of industrial-production activity and to invest into its productive capital, located in OEZ, not less than 10 million Euro-, including into first yr of development not less than 1 million Euro-. In this case the law proposes to residents a number of tax privileges, depending on business- direction they will compose 15-20%.
Holding automobile company Great Wall Motors Ltd. it is one of the autos-producer largest in China. Into its composition enter more than 10 enterprises, which let out the automobiles of the different type, and also occupying by scientific and technical and experimental-design developments. In 2004. Great Wall Was included into Tor-10 the most important particular enterprises of China. The total power of its plants comprises more than 200 thousand. machines per year. After producing into to past year more than 5 million automobiles, Chinese began more attentively to examine the possibility of the "occupation" of the markets of contiguous states. One of the first on the way autos-producer from The the podnebesnoy became Russia - first imported "Chinese" they appeared here already at the end of 2004. However, on the import of finished and traditionally cheap production (today proposals on all stamps koleblyutsya in the range from 7 to 22 thousand. dollars.) the ambitions of Chinese did not limit. It became already in first half of past year known about two projects on assembling of Chinese machines in Russia: extra-roads builder Xinkai Admiral in Biyske and Chery Tiggo at the power of Novosibirsk motor vehicle plant.
During August 2005. his forces in the auto industry of Russia decided to try one additional Chinese player - Great Wall. Then the representatives of corporation visited PRIVATELY HELD COMPANY "rosLada" (it enters into group "JUICE") and Kaliningrad "auto-Thor" for studying the possibility of assembling at the power of these plants of its production. Already "interavto" the general director Great Wall van Fen'in she stated after the month within the framework of the passed to Moscow exhibition that its company will take the solution about the organization of assembling automobiles in Russia to the end of 2005. According to the representatives of Chinese company, the organization of the production of the automobiles of each model will manage in 70-100 million dollars., in connection with how Great Wall searches for in Russia partner "with the great financial possibilities and the finished production area".
It became yesterday known that Great Wall were directed into the government RF its proposals about the building of plant in our country. About this stated at the conference of the institute of Adam Smith "auto industry of Russia" the deputy of the general director of Chinese company Liang Khenyan'. According to him, the Russian production of three models Great Wall - pick-up even two extra-roads builder, including Hover - it is planned to organize in the special economic zone Of "alabuga" (Tatarstan). Plant will be originally calculated on 50 thousand. automobiles per year. "this is standard size for our enterprises", said Mr. Khenyan'. Later production can be extended, it added. The top manager of Chinese auto-producer acknowledged that in the holding they expect to sign agreement about promsborke and they work in parallel at the search for the Russian suppliers of those completing. The representative of the regional department of federal agency on the administration OEZ in Tatarstane Timur Shagivaliyev confirmed in the conversation with RBC daily the fact of collaboration with the Chinese producer; however, he refused to refine, on what stage the dialogue is located, after referring to agreement about the nondissemination of information.
Experts are assured that in the case of the successful starting of production Great Wall in Russia for the competitors of Chinese company on the domestic market it is necessary nesladko. According to the data of the company OF IRITIS, that is in Russia of interests of Chinese brands Great Wall, FAW, BYD Auto and DFM, in entire last year on the domestic auto-market were realized 4 thousand. 70 automobiles Great Wall, including of 3 thousand. 307 pick-ups Deer (with cost of 10,5-13,2 thousand. dollars. depending on modification), 651 extra-roads builder SUV (20,5 thousand. dollars.) and 112 extra-roads builder Hover (22,5 thousand. dollars.). It is characteristic that sales of the automobiles of this model started only during March 2005. For the comparison - in the past year JOINT STOCK COMPANY "Ulyanov motor vehicle plant" let out 69 thousand. 290 automobiles and the machine sets, from which portion UAZ Patriot (production of extra-road builder it started at the end of the summer) composed 5 thousand. machines.
Leader service according to the connections with the community "Severstal6- auto-" Andrey Koterev does not deny, that in the case of organizing the production Great Wall in Russia and reduction in the price on Chinese extra-roads builder the competition between the producers will be strengthened. "but is a program on the adjusting of the issue of the modifications of the same UAZ Patriot; therefore up to the moment of output from the Russian conveyor of the first Chinese automobiles we will appear sufficiently competitive so as to preserve for ourselves the occupied positions", he said RBC daily.
