First crossover vehicle in Russia
Cooperation with Ford in Russia regarding production of interior components trims for the new EcoSport for the Russian market has been agreed recently. After India, China, Thailand and Brasil, since the end of 2014 Russia has been the fifth country in the world that produces EcoSport. This is also the first crossover SUV vehicle in the Russian market.
EcoSport for the Russian market has been adapted to winter conditions, models with front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive are available while 1.6 and 2.0. litres petrol engines are available. They have been produced in the Ford Sollers factory in Naberezhnye Chelny (Tatarstan).
The start of serial production of interior components trims is planned for June 2017 and expected annual revenue received from this project in a full year production amounts to EUR 1.5 million.
„Given the current decline in sales in the Russian market, most Tier 1 suppliers have surplus capacity, thus competition in winning new deals is extremely strong. This deal proves that AD Plastik from commercial and technical point of view can compete with the strongest competition in the industry. This nomination brings us back to the panel of strategic suppliers for Ford in Russia which is extremely important for us and opens up possibilities for us to compete for other vehicle models of this customer,“ said Sales Director for the Russian market Mislav Čelar.
