The director-general of GM Uzbekistan, Shuhrat Yusupov, said at the ceremony of producing the millionth car that one of the main tasks of the company was to manufacture high-quality and liquidity products that meet the international standards and are capable of competing successfully with the leading western analogs in foreign markets today.

Car body punching and welding shops were set up; assembly line was reconstructed specially for Chevrolet Lacetti. The further development of the enterprise will pay special attention to activate a program to increase production of spare parts, and this will enable the localization level of car assembly in Asaka. The Asaka plant assembles three new models under the Chevrolet trademark: Epica sedan, Captiva off-road, and Tacuma minivan. In the future, the company intends to expand its models range by setting up production of other models from the GM’s global portfolio, reaching the output capacity of 250,000 cars a year.

“The manufacture of a new model is a logical continuation of GM Uzbekistan’s line,” the managing director of GM Europe, Jerald Johnson, said. “This focuses on updating the range of models, satisfying demands and tastes of consumers, improving the quality and safety of products and introducing innovative technologies.

The Asaka plant manufactures seven different car models now. If last year the company produced 170,000 cars, about 140,000 cars were already manufactured in the first nine months of 2008.