GAZ Group, part of diversified industrial group Basic Element, has announced the start of GAZ vehicles sales in Georgia.

GAZelle Next LCVs will be supplied to Georgia either with Cummins ISF 2.8 diesel engines or with EvoTech 2.7 gasoline engines, GAZon Next MDT's will be supplied with YAMZ-534 diesel engines.

Other vehicles launched include GAZelle Business, Sobol Business (including AWD versions), GAZ-3309, Sadko GAZ-3308.

Oleg Markov, GAZ Group LCV Division's marketing and sales director, said: ‘Today GAZ offers world-class products both in the segment of light commercial vehicles and in the medium-duty trucks segment. These vehicles from the very beginning were developed with the foreign markets’ requirements in mind. Thanks to their combination of low cost of ownership, excellent functionality and reliability Next family vehicles has become the best choice for business, social and municipal spheres. Development of export sales is one of the priority tasks for our company and it allows not only increasing production volumes, but also diversifying the sales markets and insuring against exchange rate fluctuations.’ 

The personnel of Strada Auto company, a GAZ dealer in Georgia, have received special training and been certified to comply with GAZ standards regarding sales as well as servicing of all vehicle types.

David Zautashvili, general director of Strada Auto, said: ‘GAZelle Next features excellent handling, a high level of the driver's comfort, favorably compares to its competitors in terms of pricing and has a long warranty. We expect this vehicle to be a huge success both among private entrepreneurs and among corporate customers.’