By Tatiana Chumakova
The plant has also manufactured special chassis for Ecuador — to be shipped there in the final quarter of this year. Mr. Lyusikov notes that an assembly facility is currently being built in Venezuela, ready for launch in October or November 2011. The enterprise will annually assemble up to 5,000 vehicles.
MAZ also plans to raise delivery volumes to Africa, Latin America and the Arab states. Mr. Lyusikov remarks that the devalued Belarusian Rouble has helped the company raise exports and national currency proceeds. In H1, it nearly doubled its exports.