Categories: Auto News

Chinese company Lovol will help restart former Caterpillar plant

The former American Caterpillar plant in the city of Tosno, Leningrad Region, is preparing to restart. This follows from the annual financial report of Tosno LLC, which was reviewed by the Delovoy Petersburg publication.

Tosno LLC (owns the plant) began cooperation with the Chinese group Lovol. The latter produces tractors, excavators, loaders, mining dump trucks and other equipment.

The former Caterpillar plant has been operating since 2000, producing excavators, mining dump trucks, and electric generator sets under the American brand.

In 2022, the company suspended operations due to sanctions, and in 2023-2024 the assets were transferred to a Russian investor.

Earlier it became known that Caterpillar will release a pickup truck. The authors of the project based the new product on the heavy Ford F‑450 Super Duty, equipped with a V8 Power Stroke diesel engine.

Read also: – In Sergiev Posad, a car owner was unable to sell an Indian Bajaj Qute for 3 years. – Distributor Tenet ended 2025 with a net loss of 8.7 billion rubles – Russians were told why the suspension creaks even on new cars

Recent Posts

Russia will launch production of cars under the Esteo brand

The Russian holding AGR and the Chinese company Defetoo are introducing a new premium brand…

Kia presented a special vehicle for the South Korean police

The project is based on the PV5 Passenger minivan. Its length is 4695 mm, width…

An enthusiast built an all-wheel drive Lada Vesta on his own

The project, built by St. Petersburg resident Sergei Nikiforov, is based on the Lada Vesta…

Topspeed has listed the 10 best crossovers for the city

The selection took into account parameters such as ease of parking, fuel efficiency, visibility and…

In Rostov-on-Don, a police VAZ-2103 was put up for sale for 7.5 million rubles

The 1974 car with the inscriptions “Police” and “Traffic Inspectorate” is in good condition, judging…

RG: pad operation mode affects brake wear

In recent years, motorists have increasingly complained about rapid wear of brake pads. If previously…