Lifan off-road vehicles to be assembled locally

Nakhchivan Automobile Plant (NAZ), an automobile manufacturer of Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic is planning to start assembly of new models of Lifan vehicles.

The issue was on the highest agenda during the meeting between NAZ head Musa Abdullayev and Director General of Lifan International Sun Tszetszyun.

Abdullayev said that the family cars produced in Azerbaijan will soon include four-wheel drive Lifan X7 and a minivan, which is optimized for 11 people.

The sides also reached an agreement on the deliveries of final products of the Nakhchivan Plant to third countries. The sides also considered the issue of a dealer network creation in the regions of the country, as well as support of Chinese banks in the sphere of sales financing.

Tszetszyun, in turn, said that Azerbaijani market is very perspective, while its potential is stipulated by the growth of the country’s economy.

“Growth of economy in Azerbaijan is visible to the naked eye,” he noted.

Representatives of Lifan Company also underlined that their Azerbaijani colleagues possess strong qualifications.

Delegation representing Lifan also held a meeting with the head of supervisory board of Ganja Automobile Plant, Khanlar Fatiyev.

Nakhchivan Automobile Plant was put into operation on January 11, 2010. The production range of the company includes such series of vehicles as Premium, Sedan, SUV and Mini. Such models as NAZ-LIFAN 720 (sedan) and NAZ-LIFAN X60 (crossover) are enjoying the main popularity. Technical base, equipment as well as qualification of specialists are in line with international standards.