The Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant plans to resume production of the Patriot SUV with automatic transmission in 2024. In this respect interview Kommersant newspaper” said the general director of the initiative Adil Shirinov.
“We have already started the process of localizing a two-liter diesel engine with a manual transmission and will assemble these components, including our UAZ products. Plus, we will make the automatic transmission obsolete by 2024,” he said.
Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant suspended It will start taking orders for the automatic transmission Patriot and Pickup models in early December. The reason why the SUV and pickup truck can no longer be ordered is unknown. This may be due to the fact that, due to sanctions, the supply of Punch Powerglide 6L50 gearboxes to UAZ is prohibited.
Previously reportedthat the quality of the new UAZ Patriot SUVs has noticeably decreased. This was expressed by one of the dealers of the UAZ brand.