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The company’s novelties – the KAMAZ-6292 articulated electric bus and the KAMAZ-6595 dump truck won the Grand Prix Commercial Vehicles competition held by the Za Rulem Publishing House. The awards were presented at the COMTRANS 2021 international exhibition of commercial vehicles in Moscow.

The Za Rulem Grand Prix Commercial Vehicles competition was established by the editorial boards of Za Rulem magazine and Reis magazine. The peculiar thing about this award is that it is representatives of large transport companies, trade and repair enterprises (more than three dozen people), but not officials and journalists, who choose the best commercial vehicles. It should be noted that only new cars, buses and trailers that entered the Russian market from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021 participated in the Grand Prix.

In total, 35 new products participated in the competition. They were divided into seven classes – from light trucks to buses and trailers. As a result, the KAMAZ-6595 heavy dump truck won in the Construction Trucks category. The KAMAZ-6292 articulated electric bus became the best among large-sized buses. The awards were handed to Rustam Shamsutdinov, Deputy General Director for Sales and Service of KAMAZ PTC, at the COMTRANS 2021 exhibition in Moscow.

The KAMAZ-6595 (6×4) is the first dump truck of the new promising K5 line. It is designed to operate on large industrial infrastructure facilities, in mountain and sand pits. The truck is fitted with a KAMAZ R6 910.15-450 diesel engine generating 450 hp and a ZF automated gearbox. The carrying capacity of the dump truck is 25 tonnes. Permissible vehicle weight is 41 tonnes. The KAMAZ-6595 dump truck features a reinforced frame and reinforced drive axles meant for an axle load of 16 tonnes. There is a comfortable, all-metal cab on a four-point suspension, without a berth. The dumping unit is a heated 16-cbm platform made of wear-resistant steel. A massive three-section front bumper made of stamped steel and a reinforced rear beam protect the truck from damage.

The KAMAZ-6292 super-large electric bus (the so-called accordion bus) has high customer performance indicators. The vehicle recharges at ultra-fast charging stations within 10-20 minutes. Its endurance is more than 90 km. Capacity is 135 people, 42 seated. The bus offers four priority seats too. The electric bus is equipped with ADAS driver assistance systems, surveillance cameras and satellite navigation, a climate control system, USB charging ports.

KAMAZ PTC summarized its production results for August (with only 11 working days due to corporate leave) and for the first eight months of 2021.

The plant produced 1,962 assembly kits in August and 27,029 units in total since the beginning of 2020, which is 23% more than a year earlier (21,916 units were produced for the same period last year).

In August, the engine plant and JV CUMMINS KAMA produced 2,339 engines and power units, 29,563 units since the beginning of the year (compare with 24,369 units for the same period last year). Spare parts were shipped for 1.15 billion rubles in August and for 19.89 billion rubles for eight months (last year’s result is 15.27 billion rubles).

An outstanding novelty and one of the most attractive exhibits presented by KAMAZ at the COMTRANS 2021 exhibition is the KAMAZ-54907 (Continent) truck of the K6 generation.

The KAMAZ-54907 (Continent) is a completely new tractor unit. Its developers planned to build a brand new truck that will meet demands of long-haul transportation. The new truck was designed with application of many engineering solutions that are quite literally not typical for the Russian market. One of such features is a hybrid motor powered with both diesel and electricity. Diesel fuel consumption is about 25 liters per 100 km, which is 17% less than that of the previous KAMAZ-54901 model. The truck has Level 3 autonomous driving. It can drive along a straight line, change lanes, stop in front of obstacles, maintain a given speed in a convoy of vehicles.

The side mirrors are replaced by cameras. They transmit video data to monitors that mounted on the A-pillars inside the cab. The truck is fully covered with fairings. They cover its sidewalls, the upper part of the frame and the rear overhang to ensure high aerodynamics. The front optical systems are of the latest generation, matrix. Such headlights illuminate the road hundreds of meters ahead without blinding oncoming drivers. The back lamps are LED and great-looking.

There is only one seat in the cab – for the driver. The seat with a permanently active electromagnetic suspension can damp 90% of vibration dramatically reducing the load on the driver’s back. There is a refrigerator, a multicooker, a washbasin and a safe in the comfortable and habitable cab.

There are two cameras designed to monitor the driver’s condition, detect drowsy and dangerous driving. There is a display at the center of the steering wheel to control navigation and receive phone calls. If the driver is impaired by alcohol, a non-contact breathalyzer installed above the driver’s seat blocks the engine.