GAZ Group, part of Russia’s largest diversified industrial group Basic Element, announces the start of sales of GAZ vehicles, including GAZelle Next and GAZon Next, in the country of Georgia.
Base versions of the new vehicles, including the cargo and passenger/cargo versions as well as 19-seat frame buses, were presented at the launch ceremony. Representatives of carriers, Tbilisi city hall, Georgian ministries and agencies also got acquainted with different versions of specialty vehicles based on GAZ chassis including ambulances, fire engines and various superstructures designed for commercial customers.
GAZelle Next LCVs will be supplied to Georgia either with Cummins ISF 2.8 diesel engines or with EvoTech 2.7 gasoline engines, GAZon Next MDT's will be supplied with YAMZ-534 diesel engines.
Among the vehicles whose sales also launched are GAZelle Business, Sobol Business (including AWD versions), GAZ-3309, Sadko GAZ-3308.
The personnel of Strada Auto company, a GAZ dealer in Georgia, have received special training and been certified to comply with GAZ standards regarding sales as well as servicing of all vehicle types.
Oleg Markov, GAZ Group LCV Division's Marketing and Sales Director said, “Today GAZ offers world-class products both in the segment of light commercial vehicles and in the medium-duty trucks segment. These vehicles from the very beginning were developed with the foreign markets’ requirements in mind. Thanks to their combination of low cost of ownership, excellent functionality and reliability Next family vehicles has become the best choice for business, social and municipal spheres. Development of export sales is one of the priority tasks for our company and it allows not only increasing production volumes, but also diversifying the sales markets and insuring against exchange rate fluctuations.”
David Zautashvili, General Director of Strada Auto said, “GAZelle Next features excellent handling, a high level of the driver's comfort, favorably compares to its competitors in terms of pricing and has a long warranty. We expect this vehicle to be a huge success both among private entrepreneurs and among corporate customers.”
Basic Element (www.basel.ru) is one of the Russia's largest and most dynamic diversified industrial groups. Basic Element's companies are controlled by or are within the scope of business interests of Oleg Deripaska, a major Russian businessman. Basic Element through its affiliates owns significant stakes in and operates a number of companies in many segments: Energy, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Construction, Airport management, Agriculture and others. Over 250,000 people work at more than 100 of the Group's companies in Russia, the CIS, Africa, Australia, Asia, Europe and Latin America. Many of them play key roles in their respective market segments in Russia and internationally, including En+ Group, GAZ Group, Basel Aero and others.
GAZ Group (www.gazgroup.ru) is the biggest manufacturer of commercial vehicles in Russia. It produces light and medium duty commercial vehicles, buses, trucks, passenger cars, powertrains and auto components. It incorporates 13 plants in eight regions of Russia. GAZ Group is the leader of the commercial vehicles market of Russia and occupies 50% of the light commercial vehicles segment and nearly 65% of the buses segment. The flagship product of the company is the new generation light commercial vehicle, GAZelle NEXT. GAZ Group is the leader among Russian automakers in creating eco-friendly types of vehicles, including vehicles on alternative fuels. The company’s main stakeholder is Russian Machines holding, a part of the Basic Element Group. GAZ Group’s headquarter is located in Nizhny Novgorod.
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