The national rating agency "for the first time estimated the OAO" Gaz "and assigned the company an individual credit rating of" a-level "(high creditworthiness, third level). The assessment said the gradual exit of enterprises at the pre-crisis level. This contributed to the improvement of the situation on the Russian market, signing several promising contracts with foreign partners, as well as reducing the debt load. Gaz Group continues to develop dynamically and has signed cooperation contracts with Volkswagen and General Motors car Assembly contract with the production sites of the group. Volkswagen will launch production of the cycle in the fourth quarter of 2012 year, General Motors plans do not give any information. Planned cooperation with foreign partners in the segments of special equipment (Terex, Fritzmeier) and components (Bulten, Bosal). Rating limit accumulated losses and a significant amount of debt of the group. The size of the company's total debt at the end of the 2010 year in absolute value was not changed but the debt burden has declined from the debt restructuring: much of the debt is long-term commitment (86 per cent of total debt).