UAZ will establish the car production in Ethiopia

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant and BazraMotors signed an agreement to launch the production, develop sales and ensure subsequent maintenance of UAZ products in Ethiopia.

The reached agreements provide the organization of the assembly of cars by SKD method at the production site of BazraMotors in the city of Kombolcha (Amhara state), the press service of UAZ reports. In addition to all versions of UAZ Patriot, Pickup and Profi, off-road vehicles "Hunter" and models of the classic SGR line will roll off the assembly line. In the future, the model range will be supplemented by unique modifications developed in accordance with the specifics of the market of this East African country.

The enterprise will reach its design capacity of 3,000 vehicles per a year by the end of 2023. The delivery of the first lot of 64 vehicle kits is scheduled for August this year. As previously reported by AUTOSTAT, in 2020 UAZ exported 3,625 vehicles, while mastering new markets - Congo, Cambodia, Myanmar. Also, cars of the Ulyanovsk brand were certified in Chile.