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todays exchange rate is around 65 roubles per dollar. The company specialises in new tyre sales, having in their portfolio both passenger car tyres including
Nizhny Novgorod, and Novosibirsk.
Konstantin Pavlov, the Good Wheels director responsible for retreading, was the key person
margins in retreading are not sufficient, and it is necessary to increase volumes. In our evaluation, in the coming years, medium sized plants (by Russian standards) are likely to disappear, although very small plants specialising in services and repairs could survive. The biggest plants which will be able to achieve profits through volume will remain.”
Goals for the Good North plant are quite ambitious. Production is
expected to reach 1,000 units monthly by the end of the year, whilst the company’s three-year target is is 30.000 tyres per annum. Taking into consideration the production in St Petersburg, the group should become the undisputed leader in Russian retreading. Plans also include the further development of the recycling sector, to offer complex services to present and also future customers.
Pavel Ivanov (center)
Konstantin Pavlov explains retreading
Nokian and truck tyres of various brands. Their home brand is Satoya.
North-Auto-M has good coverage with their branches across the European part of Russia and is present also in the Asian part of the country. A list of cities where you will be able to find Good North retreads in the future includes Moscow, St Petersburg, Kaluga, Voronezh, Samara, Rostov on Don, Ufa, Perm, Ekaterinburg,
during the start-up period of the Good North plant. The new company is now managed by Pavel Ivanov. K. Pavlov says: “Despite the quite long time it has taken to develop retreading in Russia, the approach to retreaded tyres is still very cautious. First of all, it is the fault of non-certified retreading companies damaging the reputation. Also, the share of cheap Chinese tyres is still significant. Because of that, the