On August 25, 2004 in ExpoCentre Exhibition Complex at Krasnaya Presnya there took place a ceremony of opening of the 8th Moscow International Motor Show-2004. This year a record number in the whole history of MIMS - over 900 companies from 38 countries - are participating in it. Over 584 of them are representing 65 cities of Russia.

The organizers of this Motor Show are “AutoSelkhozMashHolding” Inc and ITE Group Plc.

Unlike the previous year, at the exhibition this year there are presented not only vehicle, but their components and accessories as well. Within this week at MIMS there will be held an exhibition of new technologies and a conference on engine building.

Sergey Kogoghin, Director General o KAMAZ Inc. comments: “...Russian vehicle manufacturers demonstrate here that they are working hard and steadily moving forward. Within this year they have introduced quite a large number of new interesting models. KAMAZ decided that at this MIMS it would show only the main tendencies of its development, so it is presenting here its most popular models i.e.: heavy-duty vehicles, prime movers powered with a EURO-3 engine of KAMAZ origin, and gas powered vehicles. As for current world tendencies in automobile industry, all the achievements will be demonstrated at IAA-2004 in Hanover on 23-30 September.”

KAMAZ Inc.’s presentation of its new models at MIMS was a success. As per the jury of the “Grand Prix of the “Commercial Transport” magazine” contest, KAMAZ-5460-M prime mover has been recognized as “The Best Truck of MIMS 2004”.

MAZ-MAN truck was rated as “The Best Offroader”, it has also got an award “For Original Design and Conception”. The “kitchen-canteen” built on the basis of Ural-5323661-1011 truck was recognized by the jury as “The Best Special Purpose Vehicle”.

On August 26, Sergey Kirienko, plenipotentiary representative of the President of Russia in Privolzhsky federal district indicated that “… within lately all Russian vehicle manufacturers have expanded their model ranges significantly. New models of heavy-duty trucks and buses became a surprise of the year ”. Serge Kirienko was interested in new KAMAZ-5460-M prime mover. His estimation of KAMAZ Inc.’s activities was as follows: “Top level. Up to standard. Very good.”

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