About the Corporation Bogdan Corporation, one of the most dynamically-growing companies in Ukraine, combines facilities for manufacture of buses and trolleybuses, passenger cars, trucks and commercial vehicles; it also has an own wide-spread commercial and service network.
At present, production facilities of the Bogdan Corporation, in the creation of which had been invested over $ 100 mln., make it possible to produce 120-150 ths. passenger cars, up to 9 ths. buses and trolleybuses of all classes, and about 15 ths. trucks and special-purpose vehicles. Plants of the Corporation are located in Lutsk, Cherkassy and in the Republic of Crimea. All production processes are automated as much as possible. Modern production lines equipment by the world’s leading manufacturers is completely multi-purpose, that enables us to produce any vehicles by brands and dimensions.
Trade and service network of the Corporation is represented by one of the largest market operators – Ukrainian Automobile Holding Ltd., which has 37 branches in all regions of the country. The number of trading centers, with the overall square of 319.48 ths. m2, has already exceeded 60. Besides the development of its trade network, the Corporation pays particular attention to service. All branches of the Ukrainian Automobile Holding Ltd. are outfitted with modern technological equipment for service maintenance, warranty and post-warranty service of vehicles. The overall square of service stations is 32.3 ths. m2.
Our mission
Development of modern vehicle manufacture and creation of high-technology products under Bogdan brand, using which our clients will be able to reach new quality of life, dynamism, success and prosperity.
Goals
The main goal of the Corporation is trust and loyalty to our brand, identification of the brand with high quality and maximum availability of all related services, integration of production and scientific and technical potential of the Corporation into the state's economy and access to global markets.
Our way
| 2010 |
Passenger vehicles produced by Corporation engaged in the export
It has been established a joint venture with Czech company Cegelec for trolleybus production for the European Union market. |
| 2009 |
Bogdan 2310 pick-up of own design has been launched into mass production
The name of the Lutsk Automobile Plant has been changed. From now, the production facilities of the Corporation are known as public joint stock company Automotive Company Bogdan Motors.
Capitalization of LuAZ has been finished. All manufacturing assets have been authorized by one enterprise – LuAZ OJSC |
| 2008 |
Foundation for the development of full-scale production of trucks has been laid. A new plant for manufacture of trucks and commercial vehicles has been opened in Cherkassy, Ukraine.
Official opening of Ukraine’s most modern passenger car manufacturing plant (Cherkassy, Ukraine) with annual production capacity of 120-150 ths. units
Mass production of modern low-floor trolleybuses has been launched (Lutsk, Ukraine) |
| 2007 |
Start of tourist-class Bogdan buses manufacture
Exports of buses to the CIS countries and to other countries of the former Soviet Union is already 50% of the output |
| 2006 |
Bogdan Corporation (Ukraine), Isuzu Motors Limited (Japan) and Sojitz Corporation (Japan) signed a trilateral joint venture agreement
Opening of the first stage of the bus production in Lutsk |
| 2005 |
Bogdan Corporation was founded through a voluntary association of 20 legal entities |
| 2004 |
Signing of the agreement with Isuzu Motors Limited (Japan) on the use of the Isuzu brand on buses made in Ukraine for foreign markets |
| 2003 |
Exporting of Bogdan buses has started |
| 2000 |
Start of passenger cars production with use of VAZ assembly kits
Purchase of Lutsk Automobile Plant |
| 1999 |
The first small class Bogdan bus has rolled off the production line
An agreement on distribution of Hyundai passenger cars in Ukraine was signed |
| 1998 |
Purchase of Cherkassy Car repair plant (later on OJSC Cherkassy Bus)
Construction and opening of the first Autocenter for retail sales and service maintenance of passenger cars (Kyiv, Ukraine) |
| 1996 |
Start of ĘIA passenger car sales in Ukraine |
| 1992 |
The birth of a business. Start of GAZ, Izh, Moskvich and UAZ passenger car sales | |
