AvtoVAZ President Maxim Sokolov expressed his confidence that the classic Lada Niva, produced by the company since 1977, will celebrate its 50th anniversary in production. on this he said In an interview with Kommersant newspaper.
“Fortunately, we have had domestic developments, domestic platforms and models that we have produced with a high domestic rate of 90 percent or more. These are three whales. Among them are the Lada Granta and the Lada Niva Classic, which I think will definitely reach their half-century anniversary.”
The head of AvtoVAZ added that sales of Lada Niva have increased, and next year the car will have a modern, more powerful and high-torque engine.
Also Maxim Sokolov announced At the beginning of 2024, automatic transmission will return to Lada cars. So far, he admitted that the replacement of previous automatic transmissions has not been adapted.