• Subsidiaries of "KATOD" company in Moscow, Novosibirsk, Murmansk were created.
  • The first issue of "Motorist-Expert" magazine was issued – corporate edition of "KATOD" company, released together with the Directorate of State Inspectorate for Road Traffic Safety of the Russian Federation for Saint-Petersburg and the Leningrad region. The edition contained plenty of materials useful to motorists, news, and also information about the assortment of retail shops in the "KATOD" network. Due to its wide network of distribution not only in Saint-Petersburg, but also in the regions of Russia, the magazine became popular among motorists.
  • The programme of manufacture of starter batteries under the KATOD trademark received a new direction: assembly of batteries with the use of components made in South Korea started; this allowed the assortment to be expanded and the quality of the products to be improved.