Assembly of Isuzu pickup trucks for the Defense Forces will be launched in Cherkasy

3 January, 2024 Isuzu pick-up truck of the Ukrainian military. Photo credits: cdn2.riastatic.com This year, Ukraine plans to start assembling ISUZU D-Max pickup trucks, which are desperately needed by the Defense Forces.

Oleksandr Dorosh, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Ataman, announced this, Auto-Consulting reports. This year, the company increased the production of buses and trucks due to the "School Bus" government program and the "5-7-9" affordable loans program. According to Oleksandr Dorosh, in 2023, "Cherkasy Bus" produced almost 500 buses and 350 trucks.

Ataman buses that are manufactured on the Japanese Isuzu chassis in Cherkasy already have 67% localization, and trucks - more than 30%.