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Avtotor
Avtotor (Russian: Автотор) is an automobile manufacturing company located in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Avtotor was established in 1996. By 2008, it was one of the largest producers and assemblers of cars in the world. Industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions estimates the company's revenue for 2011 at 4 billion euros and total employees at 3,500, although credit rating agency Expert estimated total revenue in 2017 at $689 million. In 2022, the company's revenue amounted to 9.5 billion rubles. In May 2022, due to international sanctions imposed in response to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the plant stopped production and went into downtime.
Avtotor was founded in 1996 by a group of investors, led by then majority owner and chairman of the board of directors, Vladimir Alekseyevich Scherbakov (1950 or 1961-2017), former Deputy Prime Minister of the USSR and Chairman of the State Committee for Labour and Social Problems.
With an investment of $130,000,000, an assembly plant was installed in an unoccupied shipyard in Kaliningrad, with an original plan to produce Nissan automobiles. The name of the company is a portmanteau of "auto" and the German word "tor", meaning "gate". In 1997, the new plant also began assembling Kia automobiles.
In the aftermath of the 1998 Russian financial crisis and the ensuing drop in automobile sales, the company found itself in a difficult financial position. To mitigate the consequences of the crisis, the company changed its business model. The company secured a contract with BMW to become a licensed importer for the German automaker. Later, the company began a partnership with General Motors, starting full-scale assembly on the Chevrolet Lacetti.
In September 2022, the company began the production of the commercial vehicle Dongfeng truck, with a capacity up to 3.5 tonnes, and in 2023, of the trucks Dongfeng HD-170 and HD-120. In March 2023, the company started the assembly of the Dongfeng van, and in July 2023, of Dongfeng Passenger car. In October 2024, the Dongfeng Bus was added to the line-up.
JMC was the initial licensor for Avtotor's manufacturing, and the plant has produced more than 240,000 vehicles for JMC.
Among the models produced at Kaliningrad are JMC Trucks
In February 2024, Avtotor started production on the Amberavto A5.
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Avtotor
Avtotor (Russian: Автотор) is an automobile manufacturing company located in Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia. Avtotor was established in 1996. By 2008, it was one of the largest producers and assemblers of cars in the world. Industry publication Automotive Manufacturing Solutions estimates the company's revenue for 2011 at 4 billion euros and total employees at 3,500, although credit rating agency Expert estimated total revenue in 2017 at $689 million. In 2022, the company's revenue amounted to 9.5 billion rubles. In May 2022, due to international sanctions imposed in response to the Russo-Ukrainian War, the plant stopped production and went into downtime.
Avtotor was founded in 1996 by a group of investors, led by then majority owner and chairman of the board of directors, Vladimir Alekseyevich Scherbakov (1950 or 1961-2017), former Deputy Prime Minister of the USSR and Chairman of the State Committee for Labour and Social Problems.
With an investment of $130,000,000, an assembly plant was installed in an unoccupied shipyard in Kaliningrad, with an original plan to produce Nissan automobiles. The name of the company is a portmanteau of "auto" and the German word "tor", meaning "gate". In 1997, the new plant also began assembling Kia automobiles.
In the aftermath of the 1998 Russian financial crisis and the ensuing drop in automobile sales, the company found itself in a difficult financial position. To mitigate the consequences of the crisis, the company changed its business model. The company secured a contract with BMW to become a licensed importer for the German automaker. Later, the company began a partnership with General Motors, starting full-scale assembly on the Chevrolet Lacetti.
In September 2022, the company began the production of the commercial vehicle Dongfeng truck, with a capacity up to 3.5 tonnes, and in 2023, of the trucks Dongfeng HD-170 and HD-120. In March 2023, the company started the assembly of the Dongfeng van, and in July 2023, of Dongfeng Passenger car. In October 2024, the Dongfeng Bus was added to the line-up.
JMC was the initial licensor for Avtotor's manufacturing, and the plant has produced more than 240,000 vehicles for JMC.
Among the models produced at Kaliningrad are JMC Trucks
In February 2024, Avtotor started production on the Amberavto A5.