Today.Az » Business » Ganja Automobile Plant, German company Haller sign contract for production of municipal equipment
29 April 2010 [18:38] - Today.Az
Ganja Automobile Plant (Azerbaijan) and German company Haller signed a long-term contract for the production of municipal equipment based on MAZ cars, assembled at the plant in Azerbaijan, the company said.
The contract covering 10 years, involves production of MAZ trucks with Haller equipment for transporting waste with volume of 16 and 22 cubic meters. The first phase includes approximately 100-150 units of municipal engineering. Manufactured equipment will be sold on the markets of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia.
Ganja Automobile Plant director Khanlar Fatiyev said that according to the contract, the bulk of parts for equipment transporting waste will be produced in Azerbaijan factory. Assembly-welding and paint shop businesses will be equipped with modern technology.
Cooperation with Haller will create about 100 new jobs.
HALLER director general Axel Panne, Ganja Plant is a large enterprise, which can carry out large projects. Azerbaijan is the first country in the former Soviet Union, with which HALLER established business cooperation.
German company Haller is the leader in municipal vehicles, in particular, garbage collection vehicles. The company was founded in 1871.
Today Ganja Plant on the basis of MAZ cars also assembles 25-ton cranes.
The plant assembles products of the Minsk Tractor Plant for the needs of the domestic market. According to market research, the plant has the opportunity for the annual production level of up to 5,000 units for the local market at existing areas.
The contract for the assembly and sale of the whole range of trucks and tractors produced by Minsk automobile and tractor plants in Azerbaijan was signed in Minsk in late November 2006. Assemble is conducted in an area of 20,000 square meters.
Ganja is located on the west of Azerbaijan, 265 kilometers from Baku.
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