RSSVolvo Construction Equipment has started its own Russian revolution by beginning work on its US$52million excavator factory in Kaluga.
High profile dignitaries, including Kaluga Region governor Anatoly Artamonov and president of359 Volvo CE Pat Olney, attended a special ceremony on April 18 to mark the start of the groudbreaking project.
The 15 hectare site, around 150km south-west of Moscow, is said by Volvo CE to underscore the company’s commitment to the Russian market. It will be Volvo’s seventh excavator manufacturing facility, out of a total of 16 plants globally. When completed, the final manufacturing area will be 20,660m2. Six models of excavators are planned to be made at the plant, ranging from the 20-tonne EC200 to the 48-tonne EC480. The first machines are due off the assembly lines next year – creating 280 new jobs in the process.
A leading player in the Russian market, Volvo CE plans to double sales in the country by 2015. As part of this aim, Volvo CE’s new Russian dealer5066 Ferronordic Machines plans to increase its branches from 55 to 100 locations by 2015.
High profile dignitaries, including Kaluga Region governor Anatoly Artamonov and president of
The 15 hectare site, around 150km south-west of Moscow, is said by Volvo CE to underscore the company’s commitment to the Russian market. It will be Volvo’s seventh excavator manufacturing facility, out of a total of 16 plants globally. When completed, the final manufacturing area will be 20,660m2. Six models of excavators are planned to be made at the plant, ranging from the 20-tonne EC200 to the 48-tonne EC480. The first machines are due off the assembly lines next year – creating 280 new jobs in the process.
A leading player in the Russian market, Volvo CE plans to double sales in the country by 2015. As part of this aim, Volvo CE’s new Russian dealer
