# Caterpillar starts production of mining truck chassis in Tosno, Russia

Caterpillar Inc. launched a new assembly line at its Tosno, Leningrad Oblast plant to produce chassis for the 773E mining truck, investing $10 million. The first truck was shipped to Norilsk Nickel. Production of 100 trucks is planned for 2019, with potential tripling of capacity.

- Type: New facility
- Announced: 2018-06-07
- Where: Tosno, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
- Value: $10.0M
- Jobs: 100
- Starts operating: 7 Jun 2018
- Status: completed
- Capacity: 100 units per year initially, potential to triple
- Products: mining truck chassis, 773E mining truck
- Sectors: [Mining Equipment](https://endata.com/sectors/mining-equipment.md)

## Companies

- [Caterpillar](https://endata.com/companies/1968.md)

## Sources

- [hometools-online.ru](http://www.hometools-online.ru/wp-silovaya-i-stroitelnaya-tehnika/caterpillar-nachal-proizvodstvo-karernyh-samosvalov-v-tosno.html), 2018-06-07: "Компания Caterpillar Inc. запустила на своем заводе в Тосно (Ленобласть) линию по сборке карьерных самосвалов модели 773Е."

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