GM Uzbekistan, the General Motors/Uzavtoprom J, increased output 13.5% year on year to 195,038 units in 2008, the state statistics committee reported on Monday.


The automaker produced 95,027 Nexias, up 12.9%; 70,144 Matiz (+10.3%); 24,510 Damas minivans (+17.6%); 2,061 Epicas (+4.8%); 1,892 Captiva SUVs, up from 191 units in 2007; 1,389 Lacettis, down 19.3%; and 15 Tacuma minivans, down from 873 units in 2007.


GM Uzbekistan was set up last year and GM holds 25% plus one share in the joint venture and has an option to increase its stake in the company to 40%. Uzavtoprom holds the remaining 75%.


GM Uzbekistan had planned to reach its designed annual output capacity of 200,000 cars in 2008, according to earlier reports, the Prime-Tass news agency said.

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