Date may 27, 2019 was a landmark for Naberezhnye Chelny, as in this day has inaugurated a new plant for the production of frames of cabins for trucks KAMAZ and Mercedes-Benz.

The opening of a new plant for the production of cabins for trucks in Naberezhnye Chelny was also an important milestone in the history of cooperation with the largest Russian manufacturer of heavy trucks KAMAZ and one of the leading international automotive companies Daimler AG. The new production will be managed by JV "DAIMLER KAMAZ RUS".

The plant's capacity is 55 thousand cabs per year. Unified frames of the booths will be supplied on the Assembly line of KAMAZ (102) and Assembly production of trucks of Mercedes-Benz (27 variants). Commissioning of the new enterprise area of nearly 60 thousand m
2 will create 700 new jobs.

Modern production, equipped with more than 120 industrial robots, today is one of the most highly automated automobile industry in Russia.

In the new plant located shop welding, painting booths and logistics, energy center.
After welding the frames of the cabins on the conveyor to the second floor, and then they go to the line of cataphoresis and coloring and then line drying.

This is followed by the area of logistics, where they are shipped to the Assembly conveyor of KAMAZ and DK BLONDE for subsequent Assembly and installation on the chassis.
The new plant strictly adhere to the principles of logistics and lean production. Built at the factory for the manufacture frames of the booths highly automated welding shop, equipped to achieve premium quality, painting workshop technology "wet on Wet" on the basis of super-hard coating materials, automatic loading system is available in specialized trailers for further transportation on the Assembly line became the first such emerging technologies in Russia. The total investment in the plant of the frames of the booths amounted to more than ₽14 billion.

The opening ceremony of the new plant may 27, 2019 visited the Plenipotentiary representative of RF President in Volga Federal district Igor Komarov, Deputy Minister of industry and trade of the Russian Federation Alexander Morozov, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, General Director of JSC "KAMAZ" Sergey Kogogin.
From the German side participated in the ceremony, member of the Board of Directors of Daimler AG, head of business unit trucks and buses, Daimler AG Martin Daum, head of the truck division of Mercedes-Benz, Daimler AG Stefan Buchner, Chairman of the Board of Directors "DK BROWN" and a member of the Board of Directors of KAMAZ Herald Yank.

General Director of JSC "KAMAZ" Sergey Kogogin said: "the Launch of the new plant of the frames of the cabins became an important item on the implementation of the investment program on the road to transition "KAMAZ" production of the new model range – cars generation K5. The first model of a new product line – haul tractor KAMAZ-54901 in the company we have started to produce".

General Director of "KAMAZ DAIMLER RUS" Andreas Doyle said: "the project of the plant of cabins allows the group to support the company "KAMAZ" to update and upgrade the lineup. Thus Daimler AG is contributing to the development of the Russian automotive industry, shares his knowledge, experience and development to maximally automate and improve production processes".