The Sales Unit reported that since the beginning of this year, KAMAZ sellers have supplied consumers with a thousand KAMAZ-54901 tractors, the flagships of the K5 generation.
Despite the consequences of the sanctions pressure – the termination of the supply of components from a number of countries, KAMAZ did not stop the production of the flagship of the new model range: before the restart of production of this model on a new component base, 150 trucks indexed 54901 came off the assembly line every month. Auto components from stock were used in their production.
In parallel, during 2022, the company's specialists worked on the localization of imported components, a lot of work was done with alternative Russian suppliers and suppliers from friendly countries. Only for the KAMAZ-54901 truck, the company's engineers had to re-master more than two thousand items. As a result, in February 2023, the first updated freight truck was assembled at the truck assembly plant. The serial production of KAMAZ-54901 trucks was launched on a new sanctions-resistant component base with improved technical characteristics. At the moment, more than 30 such vehicles roll off the assembly line every day.
Since the beginning of January this year, as of May 10, 1 thousand trucks of the newest line have been sold. The release of this version of K5 trucks no longer depends on the supply of components from unfriendly countries. The development of the KAMAZ-54901 truck on a new component base has become one of the illustrative examples of the work of Russian specialists in import phasing-out and a confident step made by the company to strengthen the technological sovereignty of Russia.
In addition, the new version of the KAMAZ-54901 truck tractor has improved consumer properties. The vehicle is equipped with modified cooling, exhaust gas aftertreatment, electrical systems, on-board information system, suspension of the cab and the entire heavy truck. The new K5 truck has a renewed automatic transmission, drive axle, pneumatic system, and other components. Also, the updated model has improved ride smoothness, reduced fuel consumption. An additional noise-insulating layer is provided on the cabin doors.
The KAMAZ-54901 truck tractor is the first model of the K5 generation truck line. It is a bright flagship for long-haul transportation, combining an attractive exterior with the highest performance, safety and comfort. The model was put on the market in 2020 and in a short time won the trust of consumers, becoming especially in demand in the cargo transportation market. The high demand is due to a number of undeniable advantages. The vehicle is equipped with a new KAMAZ-910.15-450 (Euro-5) engine with a working volume of 12 liters, a power of 450 hp and a torque of 2300 Nm. The use of modern high-tech design solutions made it possible to increase the service interval to 120 thousand km, and the engine life to 1.5 million km, while reducing fuel consumption by 10% compared to the previous generation truck. The tractor is also equipped with a new 12-speed automated gearbox, which has a low noise level, high efficiency and reduced fuel consumption.
A fundamentally new spacious truck cab with an absolutely flat floor, two sleeping berths meets all modern requirements: when creating it, a bet was placed on ergonomics, the driver’s convenience and comfort. The cabin is equipped with a multimedia system with a 10" touchscreen display, with the functions of a navigator, radio, hands-free communication systems, music playback, online or offline video viewing, truck parameter control, control of the cabin heater and preheater.