Russian contracts likely for Andoria engines likely to grow

In April the Andrychów-based WSW Andoria engine factory will sign a contract for delivering 2,000 engines to the Russian UAZ off-road car factory in Ulianowsk. According to WSW Andoria representatives this will not be the last such large order. "We are in the middle of negotiations, and the final value of the contract will obviously depend on the total order," said WSW Andoria president Adam Hankus. He would not go into details, but the engines are sold on the market for between zł. 12,000-zł. 16,000 each. However, in case of large orders the price can drop even by 15%. So far only around 500 engines had been annually sold on the Russian market. "We estimate that the next order will amount to at least 4,000 units," said Hankus. The contract could well prove to be the salvation for the company which fell deeply into the red after its owner, Daewoo Motors Polska, went bankrupt. (Puls Biznesu, p. 11) M.M.