President of Bashkortostan visits industrial enterprises in Naberezhnye Chelny

President of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov has visited Naberezhnye Chelny within the framework of visit to Tatarstan Republic. He was accompanied by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov, Director general of JSC “KAMAZ” Sergei Kogogin, Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, Mayor of Naberezhnye Chelny Vasil Shaikhraziev.

It is the first time Rustem Khamitov visits republic.

The first place to visit was auto plant JSC “KAMAZ”. The two presidents examined main assembly line. Director general of JSC “KAMAZ” Sergei Kogogin conducted excursion around the enterprise.
240 vehicles are being produced within 24 hours in three shifts on main assembly line. It is more than rated capacity of the plant.

At the KAMAZ research and development centre guests were met by leader of the team “KAMAZ-Master” Semen Yakubov and pilot of the team Eduard Nikolaev. The Bashkir governor was presented a new line of trucks and buses manufactured by the plant.

President of Bashkortostan has also visited Kamsky industrial park “Master” and inspected two enterprises - Kama Electronic Components Plant and joint assembly facility with Mercedes.

Rustem Khamitov was impressed by Kamsky industrial park. More than 160 small and medium enterprises are located on the territory of the park with total area of 115 thousand m². All conditions have been created for their development.

The officials went on to inspect another joint enterprise, CNH Kamaz Industrial, manufacturing New Holland agricultural equipment. The joint venture was launched in 2010, the facility will in December be put into operation and increase its capacity. The plant will next year manufacture 935 harvesters.

Rustem Khamitov was afterwards told about implementation of automated information systems, including SAP, and trends in the Tatarstan’s information technologies implementation process.