Vitaly Vovk said: “We would like to have a Russian market share of about 70%. It is over 60% at present. We would like to be represented not only in agriculture but also in utilities industry, forestry industry. We are increasing our presence right now. I am convinced we will reach at least 16,000 tractors by the end of the year."
MTZ Director General Vitaly Vovk and Samara Oblast Agriculture and Food Minister Nikolai Abashin have signed the relevant agreement. This cooperation will be geared towards providing Samara Oblast agricultural enterprises with agricultural machines, spare parts, and maintenance services.
The MTZ CEO said: “Two agreements will be signed during the Forum of Regions of Belarus and Russia: one with Russia's Krasnodar Territory and another one with Irkutsk Oblast. Those are not simply new agreements. They build up on the existing ties."
The construction of Ganja Automotive Plant began in 1986 upon the initiative of the then high-ranking USSR Communist Party functionary Heydar Aliyev. The enterprise began commercial operation in late 2004 by assembling OKA compact cars, UAZ cars, and later on medium-capacity Chinese trucks CAN QAN.