Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev signed a resolution “On measures to implement a project to organize Volkswagen production of light commercial vehicles in the Republic of Uzbekistan.”

In March, Uzavtosanoat and Volkswagen Group Rus signed an agreement on the production of light commercial vehicles in the Jizzakh free economic zone. The project is being implemented on the basis of the Jizzakh Automobile Plant LLC.

According to the resolution, the project will be implemented in two stages. At the first stage, in 2020-2021, it is planned to import finished Volkswagen and Škoda cars. Dealer and service networks will also be created in Ferghana, Tashkent and Jizzakh.

Employees of the Jizzakh Automobile Plant will undergo training in large-site assembly and quality control. After that, the large-unit assembly of cars under the control of German specialists will begin at the plant.

Until November 2021, it was instructed to develop, coordinate and conclude an investment agreement on the transition to the second stage of the project.

The second stage will include the organization of a full production cycle (starting from 2022). Issues regarding investment volumes and car exports will also be resolved.

Within the resolution, more than 40 filling stations will also be created in Uzbekistan, which will sell gasoline and diesel fuel of Euro-5 standard.