Auto Producers See Strong Output Growth in 10M07

Ukrainian auto manufacturers continued to roll out strong production numbers in the first ten months of 2007. According to the State Statistics Committee, passenger car production was up 43.7% yoy in 10M07 to 302 ths units.
 
                10M06    10M07 Chg,yoy
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Cars                                         
ZAZ        150,298  224,638   49.5%
Eurocar    16,468   19,990*  21.4%
Bohdan    34,376   42,563   23.8%
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Buses                                         
Bohdan      2,101    2,606   24.0%
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Trucks                                         
AvtoKrAZ   2,909    3,667   26.1%
Bohdan      207      635     206.8%
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* 9M07
Listed companies represented in table: ZAZ – controlled by AvtoZAZ (81.6% owned by Ukravto (AVTO: N/R), Bohdan – Bohdan Automobile Plant (LUAZ: N/R), AvtoKrAZ (KRAZ: HOLD)
Source: Company Data