Belarus’s MAZ bids on EUR 9 mn auto factory in Egypt, Amkodor in talks over utility vehicles plant

Belarus’s MAZ bids on EUR 9 mn auto factory in Egypt: Belarusian automaker MAZ could be launching a new factory in Egypt under a EUR 9 mn contract if it wins a tender issued by the ministries of defense and military production, the Belarusian Telegraph Agency reports. The fate of the project, which would produce around 2,000 vehicles a year, will be determined after the company is done testing a custom-made chassis for Egypt in the Sinai deserts.

Belarusian utility vehicles maker Amkodor is also in talks with Egyptian partners to establish a manufacturing project in Cairo and is set to begin selling loaders in the Egyptian market in 2H2017. Amkodor is also bidding on a USD 3 mn contract to supply grain-dryers.