Russian plant Haval has corporate vacation

The Russian Haval plant in the Tula region has suspended the car production for a two-week corporate vacation, which began at the enterprise on August 24th. The agency "AUTOSTAT" was informed about it in the press service of "Haval Motor Rus". “To meet the ever-growing demand and ensure successful development, the plant is increasing production rates. It leads to job creation: additional recruitment has been announced and more than 250 employees have been recruited at the Haval plant by mid-August 2020. In addition, in September, the second shift will be launched on the assembly of Haval H5 and H9 frame off-road vehicles,” – informed the press service of Haval Motor Rus.

Today, the Haval lineup in the Russian market includes the F7 and F7x crossovers and the H5 and H9 frame SUVs, which are produced at the company's plant in the Tula region. At the end of the first half of 2020, 4351 Haval vehicles rolled off the assembly line of the enterprise in accordance with the sales plan. The combined share of the bestsellers F7 and F7x reached more than 75% of total local production during the reporting period. Recall that the Russian Haval plant was opened in 2019 and became the first full-cycle foreign enterprise for the brand. The production capacity of the enterprise at the first stage is 80 thousand vehicles per a year (full capacity - 150 thousand vehicles per a year). In March of 2020, Haval announced plans to invest 17.75 billion rubles in the construction of its own engine plant in the Tula region. The production capacity of the enterprise will be 80 thousand engines per a year. It is planned to equip more than 90% of Haval crossovers and SUVs in Russia with locally produced engines.