Lutsk Automobile Plant celebrates its 50th anniversary. Volodymyr Hunchyk, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of LuAZ, and Lutsk Mayor Anton Kryvytskyi held a joint press conference on this occasion at the "Lutsk is European" press club, reported a Western Information Corporation correspondent on September 22. \n \nVolodymyr Hunchyk insisted that during the plant's 100th anniversary, people will distinguish between the first 50 and the next 50 years, since 2000 marked the start of a new plant that is intensively developing, implementing new international projects, and has become a stronghold of mechanical engineering in Western Ukraine. According to Anton Kryvytskyi, who defended the interests of the plant and the city during difficult times, modern business has matured enough to have a "public face." \n \nLuAZ has taken patronage over one of the children's football schools of Lutsk's "Volyn," and will also actively participate in upcoming city sports competitions. \n \nOn September 24, on Lutsk's Theater Square from 11:00 to 22:00, LuAZ will present a large show program. In addition to a parade of vintage "Volynianka" cars, a drummers' orchestra from Kyiv, and a car exhibition, there will also be a concert featuring Katia Chili, "Tykha Dumka," "Komanda Kusto," and others. \n