Russian Automotive Forum

Investment Project of the Year
Mazda Sollers

10th September 2018 – Mazda Sollers Manufacturing Rus conducted a grand opening ceremony of a new joint factory in Vladivostok. The President of Russia Vladimir Putin and the Prime-Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe attended the ceremony. 
 
The engine factory will produce 50 000 units a year and the specification will be petrol 4-cylinder Mazda Euro-5 engine SKYACTIV-G.
 
Assembling of the technological on-line manufacturing system was designed by Russian and Japanese engineers in collaboration with top Japanese machine-building specialists. 
 
The production line of the factory was developed as modern robotic stands with no manual labour required.
 
The CEO of Sollers company Vadim Shevtsov said: ‘This project is unique, because the manufacturing of Mazda engines will be the first high-tech project on the Far East, which is completely integrated into the chain of value creation of a large international auto-concern. This is a significant step in the recognition of the Far East’s competence, investment attractiveness and competitiveness’.
 
The Chairperson of Mazda Motor Corporation Masamichi Kogai said: ‘Today Mazda makes a huge step forward in manufacturing engines in Russia. Here in Vladivostok we will produce the most effective engines in the world – Mazda SKYACTIV. This factory will be developed as one of our international manufacturing projects. We will continue investing in Russia’s Far East production.’

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