Today the company Ford and Sollers signed a joint venture agreement with the equal participation of the parties. At the birth of the joint venture, called Ford Sollers, was attended by the Prime Minister of Russia Vladimir Putin Rossijckoj. Their signatures under constituent documents have put the Chairman of the Board of Directors, Executive Director, Ford of Europe Stephen Odell and Vadim Shvetsov, CEO of Sollers. The greatest economic bias in new JOINT VENTURE will provide promsborka according to the new rules-a multilateral agreement Ford and Sollers have concluded with the Russian Federation on June 1. Vnesheconombank, for its part, confirmed the intention to open credit line for JV at 39 billion. rubles. Ford's contribution to the JOINT VENTURE is a power company in Vsevolozhsk, "dowry" Sollers-production sites in naberezhnye chelny and the territory of the special economic zone alabuga (Republic of Tatarstan). Officially, the JV will start at Ford Sollers fourth quarter of this year. Along with the Focus and Mondeo SP decided to produce the Ford Transit commercial vehicle, it cannot be excluded that the lineup will expand. JOINT VENTURE Ford Sollers will be responsible for import and sale of all spare parts and accessories, car Ford on the Russian market. By 2017, the Enterprise intends to seriously with 30 to 60%, and ideally — up to 70%, increase the level of localization of cars through production of engines and body punching. By 2015-2016, the JOINT VENTURE plans to take not less than 9% of the market for passenger and light commercial vehicles