MOSCOW, 7 APR - RIA Novosti/Prime. Russian KAMAZ and Sollers prepared to respond to large-scale capacity for SKD Assembly of cars in Vietnam, However, there are issues that governments are expected to agree on, writes the Sunday print edition.
Russian production companies interested in Vietnam as a launch pad for exports to other countries in the region. However, companies are hindered by high duties on the sets, in a number of categories of cars of up to 70 percent.
on the first day of the week the Prime Minister of Vietnam Nguyen tan dung talks with Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said that Vietnam plans in the first half of 2015 to sign a Treaty on free trade area (FTA) with the Eurasian economic Union (EEU). According to the newspaper, contentious issues remain industrial Assembly within Vietnam and rules for trade in services.
the KAMAZ since 2006 have a company in Vietnam for the Assembly of semi-knocked down kits. But, according to the organization, in 2014 the country sold 150 trucks, most are imported in the form of finished products. At similar volumes to assemble cars in Vietnam is unprofitable, it is highlighted by the automaker, adding that local duties on finished products and on the sets presumably the same.
in "Sollers" to "Kommersant" revealed that last week signed a statement of intent with a potential partner, which can go build. According to the newspaper, the story is about local Vinamotor, is expected to build an Assembly of UAZ. Characteristics of the project will be approved later after signing the documents on the establishment of a free trade area with Vietnam, he says.
The Russian market leader AVTOVAZ interest in Vietnam showed. In organization "Kommersant" was told that the focused on the market of Russia, as key export markets called Kazakhstan, Egypt, Azerbaijan, the Ukraine and Germany. But, as says the source familiar with the situation, to assemble cars in Vietnam unprofitable: there is a fee, the market is narrow, and the competition strong.
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