AIS Group of Companies, an exclusive distributor of China’s FAW Group brand cars in Ukraine, plans start selling five models of cars under this brand in all categories (small tonnage, small commercial, medium tonnage and heavy tonnage vehicles) on Ukrainian market in the next few months of this year. As the company’s press release said, the start of sales was scheduled for October. A FAW B30 compact passenger sedan with a 1.6-liter petrol engine rated at 109 l/s with a 6-speed AISIN Japan’s automatic transmission will be the first model to sell.
It also planned to start selling a FAW X40 compact crossovers with a 1.6-liter petrol engine rated at 109 l/s with manual transmission.
“These models will be competitive to European, Korean, Chinese brands, which will be offered under the most affordable price,” the company said in its press release.
Besides, the company will offer a FAW Tiger VR small commercial vehicle with a carrying capacity of up to 1.5 tonnes with a 2.3-liter Weichai diesel engine with 110 l/s, with a reinforced frame and chassis, anti-lock braking system and power steering; and a FAW Tiger V medium tonnage truck with a load capacity of 4.7 tonnes with a 3.8-liter Cummins diesel engine with 139 l/s and ZF transmission.
“It is planned that a FAW Tiger model line will compete with GAZ commercial and cargo vehicles,” the Group said.
Moreover, by the end of the year market will see two modifications of large tonnage dump trucks FAW J6P 6х4 и FAW J6P 8х4 of wheel configuration, engine power 375 l/s and 390 l/s and a load capacity of 19 and 23.6 tonnes respectively.
Leading world leaders alike Bosch, Wabco, Sachs, ZF, Fast, Eisenmann, TRW, Tenneco and others are suppliers of the component parts for production of FAW cargo vehicles.
As reported, the AIS Group, a leading operator selling and servicing vehicles for business in Ukraine, signed an exclusive distribution agreement with China First Automotive Group Corporation (FAW).
Under the agreement, the AIS Group will present FAW trucks in Ukraine.
AIS group of companies, established in 1992, is the national network of auto centers and service stations, spares stores, a manufacturing enterprise, regional automobile warehouses and a logistics center for storage and distribution of spare parts, a customs and licensed warehouse, and a motor transport company.
National bank of Ukraine’s official rates as of 27/08/19
Source: National Bank of Ukraine
Official rates of banking metals from national bank as of August 27
One troy ounce=31.10 grams
Some 780 filling stations continue operating without a fuel sales license after the launch of the fuel administration reform from July 1, the Ukrainian Oil & Gas Association has said.
The data was obtained by the association during the reconciliation of information on fuel retail locations on perevirAZS.info with information from the public register of licensees and locations for which licenses were obtained.
“Some 780 of such facilities are not in the register of licensees, respectively, they continue working without a license. In this regard, the Oil & Gas Association sent an official appeal to the State Fiscal Service with a request to inspect these places for availability of licenses and registrations of them as excise warehouses in the electronic fuel sales administration system and other violations,” the association said in a statement.
As reported, the reform of the fuel turnover administration, which began on July 1, 2019, provides for licensing of the production, storage and trade of fuel, modernization of the electronic fuel sales administration system at each excise warehouse, and the launch of a new system for monitoring the actual turnover and remaining fuel, and toughened liability for illegal fuel operations.
In the middle of August, the State Fiscal Service reported on the issuance of more than 9,500 licenses for the right to manufacture, store fuel and trade with it, of which 780 licenses were issued for storage.
Tough sanctions for violation of the rules of importing cars with foreign registration came into force on August 22, State Fiscal Service of Ukraine said on its website.
“Let us remind that according to new rules a fine in an amount of UAH 85,000 was set if a term of delivery of the vehicles of personal and commercial use delayed by 20-30 days,” the service said.
The rules say that in terms of delay by 30 days, or if the vehicle is damaged or disassembled, the size of the fine will be UAH 170,000 or the car will be subject to confiscation.
The similar fines will be paid under violating of terms of temporarily import of the vehicles: UAH 85,000 fine for failure to meet 20-30 days of deadline, UAH 170,000 or confiscation of the vehicle in case of damage or disassembling of the vehicle.
As reported, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky is going to put to the parliament a bill that postpones fines for three months. During this period, the working group is to draw out a new bill that regulates rules of disassembling of new or already used vehicles, which are in Ukraine or will be imported to Ukraine.
Average vacancy of business centers in Rivne by August 2019 was 3.1%, and by late 2020 it is planned to expand total office space supply by 8,000 square meters, UTG consulting company (Kyiv) has told Interfax-Ukraine.
“The main increase in office space in Rivne was seen in 2000-2004, when 45.1% of the total market supply was built/reconstructed and put into operation (GLA is 41,000 square meters). During 2016-2018, not a single new business center was opened, and in 2019 the total office supply was replenished with the Smart BAU office building located at 41/1, Vidinska Street,(GLA 1,100 square meters) and TOTs located at 11, Zamkova Street ( GLA 370 square meters),” UTG Senior Analyst Oksana Gavrilevich said.
According to her, the active construction of a business center is carried out by the Renome company on Lionokombinatska Street with the first Sport Life club in Rivne (GLA more than 5,000 square meters).
In addition, there are seven office buildings at different stages of construction and installation works; in 2020, offices with a total lettable area of more than 8,000 square meters were declared to open.
“Despite the large volume of the current office supply (per 1,000 inhabitants, it is comparable with the largest regional centers of Ukraine: Odesa, Lviv, Dnipro), the total area of high-quality and professional facilities in the city is no more than 11,000 square meters. About 79% (71,300 square meters of the city’s office premises were commissioned before 2008 and are already morally and technically outdated,” Gavrilevich said.
