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Azerbaijan: Ganja Automobile Plant to assemble 1,400 tractors, 300 trucks in 2014

2014/10/10

Ganja Automobile Plant will assemble 1,400 tractors and 300 trucks for communal waste removal in 2014.

The plant, located in Azerbaijan's second major city, is engaged in the assembling of Minsk tractors and trucks.

Currently, Ganja Automobile Plant is assembling 6-7 tractors, 3 MAZ automobiles and other machineries per day.

The plant as well produces tractor trailers, communal machinery, and snow removal equipment. The assembly of communal machinery is conducted as part of an agreement concluded with the German Haller Company.

In the initial nine months of 2014, the plant produced 1,008 tractors of various brands, 731 hanging equipments and 15 tractor trailers. In general, this year's production is 50 % additional compared to last year.

Currently, the machinery produced and assembled in the plant is sold in the domestic market. Azerbaijan plans to export the goods to the foreign markets someday. Next the expansion of sale markets, the plant will increase the number of its productions.

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