In SEZ "Alabuga" the new plant of Ford Sollers engines is started

In the territory of OEZ "Alabuga" with participation of the acting president of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov there took place on September 3, 2015 a ceremony of start of the Russia's first plant on production of automobile engines of the Ford Sollers brand.

The Minister of Economics of the Republic of Tatarstan Artyom Zdunov participated in a ceremony of start.

The plant of Ford Sollers engines became the Russia's first production of automobile engines of foreign brand – still motors for the foreign cars assembled in our country were delivered from abroad. All volume of the engines made at the enterprise will be delivered on the Ford cars made at the Russian plants of JV Ford Sollers. The petrol engine 1,6 Ti-VCT Sigma became the first made model of the engine – in different modifications it develops the power of 85, 105 and 125 horsepowers. This modification will equip not less than 30% of the cars made in Russia Ford – the models Focus, EcoSport, Fiesta. At the first stage the power of production will make 105 thousand motors a year, with possible increase to 200 thousand engines a year.

The volume of investment into creation of new production made 275 million US dollars, at plant 200 workplaces are created. Creation of plant of engines will allow to increase considerably the level of localization of the Ford cars made in Russia which following the results of 2014 made 40%. Thanks to input in a system of motor production, until the end of 2015 the level of localization has to reach 45%. The main accessories for engines: the cylinder block, a cranked shaft and a head of the block will be delivered by the Russian companies of JSC Zavolzhsky Motor Plant and "GAZ Group", engine oil – JSC Lukoil.