The Sollers group produces airbags and seat belts, steering wheels and control units of electronic systems. Production will begin at the Ulyanovsk plant in 2025.
The company received a loan of 1.2 billion rubles from the State Industrial Development Fund. This is the first project of this type among domestic manufacturers, according to RIA Novosti.
The money will buy equipment: foam filling machines, component assembly lines, cutting and sewing equipment, a line for assembling printed circuit boards and control units for the passive safety system, and test equipment to test everything. components and products.
The project foresees the creation of more than 200 new jobs. The total amount of investment is estimated at 1.5 billion rubles.
The automaker’s plans to produce components for passive safety systems became known in November 2023. It was then reported that the project provided for a high level of production localization. For example, for the steering wheel all the base materials will be located.
Among the potential clients were the GAZ group, Moskvich and “numerous projects to organize the production of Chinese cars” in Russia.
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Source: RB
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