The President said, in particular, in his telegram:
“The Gorky Automobile Plant’s (GAZ) construction was a milestone in the history of our country’s automotive industry and made a big contribution to our economic and industrial potential. You can be deservedly proud of the plant’s generations of engineers, designers, builders and workers – all top-class specialists. Their labour and talent created one of Russia’s biggest industrial enterprises and laid the foundations of excellent professional traditions.
You have big and important tasks before you today, chief among them being to thoroughly modernise production, develop and implement new technology, and raise your products’ quality and competitiveness. Of course, you will also need to pay particular attention to compliance with environmental regulations and standards and to training young employees.”
GAZ Group is Russia's largest automobile holding. The Gorky Automobile Plant was founded in 1932 and is the group’s key enterprise.