HOW KAMAZ SHOULD OPERATE UNDER NEW CONDITIONS

Gerasimov informed that other suppliers of components required for the currently popular K3 KAMAZ trucks had been found, that they were ready to meet the needs of the automaker and that a roadmap for the rehabilitation of the production of the vehicles of the last generation K5 was almost elaborate. Difficulties with foreign partners contributed to additional loads from KAMAZ’s own facilities, and its subsidiaries in other regions also received orders.
A program of rapid return to the assembly of K5 trucks at KAMAZ was formed in general terms. The development department is currently working on the details of this process. During a short period of work under sanctions, the management of KAMAZ defined a workload for the factories in the process chain and sketched out the prospects for the subsidiaries.
‘We have already set the date for the return to production of the K5, our program is to be approved by the general manager,’ explained the executive director of KAMAZ. “We understand very well how to relatively quickly restart the assembly of KAMAZ-54901 trucks that enjoy popularity in the domestic market.”
Assembly of K5 vehicles continues in March, there is a plan for April, but it’s not that big, as it’s limited with component stores. The share of vehicles of the older generation K3 corresponds to a quarterly calculation. The March order is fully formed and, by the way, the contracts for
Suppliers have been identified for the production of K3 vehicles conforming to
Kirill Puzyrkov, chairman of the KAMAZ trade union committee, another speaker at the meeting, noted that staff retention was an issue of equal importance to the company. The speaker cited as an example the actions of foreign investors forced to suspend their activities in
“Obviously some staff turnover will be necessary – given the fact that, for example, the assembly of K4 trucks is being phased out and the share of K3 is increasing, but we need all the experts,” said confirmed the union. words of leaders