Amtel-Vredestein to Supply 480,000 Tyres for Renault Logan

Amtel-Vredestein’s Russian subsidiary OJSC Amtel-Vredestein has signed an exclusive contract to supply Amtel tyres for Renault Logan passenger cars produced in Russia. Amtel-Vredestein will be the only Russian tyre producer to supply OJSC Autoframos with original equipment.

The majority of the tyres will be manufactured by Amtel’s Amtel-Povolzhye tyre complex (Kirov). It is projected that the company will supply between 30,000 – 35,000 tyres per month, and will supply a total of 480,000 OE tyres by the end of 2008. According to the company, preparations leading up to the contract took three years.

“We are very enthusiastic and optimistic about our cooperation with Renault. We are especially pleased that the company’s specialists have acknowledged the high quality level of Amtel tyres, which are competitive with leading international brands,” said Amtel-Vredestein CEO Petr Zolotarev.

In 2006 Renault Logan became the best selling foreign saloon in Russia. Russian Renault Logans are assembled at the Moscow Autoframos plant, which has a capacity of 80,000 cars a year. In 2009 this number is expected to grow to 160,000 cars.