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March 2012
he added.
Kamaz’s 6520 model has also
been undergoing trial in the Indian
market, and this year serial produc-
tion of the model will commence.
The 6520 model will be Kamaz’s
flagship vehicle and will be the base
of the company’s activities in India.
The model will form 60-70 per cent
of the basic product portfolio while
20-30 per cent will be the 6540
model which is the modified vehi-
cle. Kamaz is also planning to intro-
duce one more product in the Indian
market – the tow tractor 6460.
The company targets a produc-
tion volume of 1,000 vehicles this
year which would be an acid test for
its production system, sales system
and, most importantly, the service
system. “We don’t expect this year
to be very easy, but we are very
much ready to face the challenge.
From next year, we will keep in-
creasing our production volume”, he
added.
Kamaz has set a target of produc-
ing 3,000 vehicles within the next
five years and later 5,000 vehicles.
Kamaz has also got a good un-
derstanding of the Indian market,
thanks to its extensive market study.
Mr. Agibalov commented: “There
is huge amount of sales of cheaper
products in the Indian market and
the components are also cheap. We
have also observed vehicles with
very light axles with low tonnage,
not-so-powerful engines and little
comfort for the driver to drive.”
The company has identified a gap
between the low-cost and high-cost
vehicles in India and is looking to
position its products in that inter-
mediate segment. Kamaz products
would be priced slightly higher than
the low-cost segment but would
come with better working capacity
and characteristics, providing more
comfort for the driver.
Kamaz’s product range will have
trucks from 30T and above. The
company is also considering differ-
ent tonnage capabilities for the fu-
ture. It has tipper bodies of 16 and
18 m3 capacity and has observed
that the market demand is for tip-
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Mr. Oleh Vinnytskyy, Deputy CEO (left) and Mr. Nepes Nepesov, Senior
Manager - Dealer Development, KVML
The 6520 model will be
Kamaz’s flagship vehicle
and will be the base of the
company’s activities in In-
dia.