Shacman plans to localize truck production in Russia

Shakman Motors, together with the Chinese Shaanxi Heavy Duty plant, is preparing a project to localize the production of commercial vehicles in Russia. This was stated by the representative of the Shaanxi enterprise Wang Xulin, the Izvestia correspondent reports from the brand's press conference.

According to the speaker, the issue of localization of Shacman cars has been discussed since last year. Vitaly Kiselyov, vice President of the Russian Automobile Dealers Association, in turn, added that a dialogue on this topic is underway, including with Russian governors, while a final decision has not yet been made. Thus, the companies are not yet ready to specify the region and the site where the production of trucks can be established.

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At the same conference, Shakman Motors announced that they had prepared a plan to eliminate claims from Rosstandart and were ready to launch a recall campaign involving both new and operated trucks.

Rosstandart has identified inconsistencies between the Shacman SX3258 truck and a number of mandatory vehicle requirements, which led to the suspension of vehicle type approval from February 7 this year. At the same time, the technical claims in 2023 were not to a new car, but to a private car that was already in service, Shakman Motors said.