Cooperation Lab - New Opportunities For Mutually Beneficial Cooperation
Currently, one of the priority tasks facing Uzavtosanoat JSC is to expand the use of local raw materials and basic components in the automotive industry, reduce the import of spare parts by increasing the level of localization of manufactured products.
To this end, on January 23 of this year, a UzAuto Market innovation site Uzavtosanoat held a forum with the participation of almost 500 representatives of enterprises - manufacturers of metal products, components and raw materials, entrepreneurs and people interested in developing partnerships, including on the principles of intersectoral cooperation .
The forum participants were provided with detailed information about the goals, objectives and development prospects of such a form of interaction as the Cooperation Lab. They were acquainted with the content and main stages of the Strategy for the development of automotive industry of Uzbekistan. Here were presented the opportunities for import substitution in the automotive industry and related industries.
Components, raw materials and supplies for the automotive market imported to the country from foreign countries, as well as products manufactured in Uzbekistan as part of localization programs and projects, were presented at specially equipped stands.
By the way, the level of localization of the necessary equipment and raw materials in the Uzavtosanoat system has already exceeded 50 percent. The rest is brought from abroad. Automotive development programs aim to increase this figure to 80 percent by 2022. Today, Uzbekistan is the only state in Central Asia that produces all types of cars and commercial vehicles. Currently, more than 80 enterprises are operating in the industry, and cooperation has been established with more than 200 foreign partners.
The Cooperation Lab forum was full of open discussions on relevant topics related to the prospects of intersectoral collaboration. His guests received answers to all their questions from the organizers of the event.