Maxim Sokolov, Chairman of AvtoVAZ knowledgeable The RBC TV channel said the concern could include “hundreds” of people sentenced to forced labor for car production in the Samara region. They will be paid accordingly. Earlier, the Federal Penitentiary Department of the Samara Region reported that prisoners were recruited to work with concern in connection with the increase in the assembly volume of Lada Vesta NG.
According to him, the main factor currently hindering the growth of concern is not technology, components or sanctions, but the lack of workforce. Sokolov noted that in this regard, it is planned to attract about 4,000 workers to the factory in the Samara region.
14 June interfax Referring to the department of the Federal Penitentiary Service of the Samara region, he wrote that AvtoVAZ plans to involve prisoners in the work. The message of the regional administration stated that such a decision is related to the concern’s plans to increase production on the first line of the conveyor (Lada Vesta NG assembly): from September – 28%, from January 2024 – 40% . Moreover, the decision concerns the difficult situation in the labor market both in Togliatti and in the region as a whole. The Federal Penitentiary Service later noted that the inmates’ concern could close up to 50% of the staffing gap. AvtoVAZ did not comment on the Federal Penitentiary Service’s message.
“Maybe hundreds, maybe a hundred, maybe two hundred”
– Sokolov told RBC, estimating the number of prisoners who could be bound to work in Togliatti.
Lada Aura
On June 14, the new Lada Aura will arrive in St. It was presented on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. On June 16, the head of Sberbank, German Gref, decided to test the car, but the sedan did not work the first time. Later, representatives of AvtoVAZ reported that the problem arose after a test drive – the sedan was stuck in gear.
“The protection worked [от запуска двигателя при включенной передаче]it did not start until the gearbox was put in neutral, ”explained concern.
Gref was shown the car by Maxim Sokolov, head of AvtoVAZ. Also on the test drive was the Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation Anton Siluanov. He had no problems, Siluanov got behind the wheel and made a circle.
Lada Aura from the Vesta series is equipped with a 1.8-liter naturally aspirated engine with 122 hp. and automatic transmission. It could go into mass production next year. Until now, it is assumed that the price of a Russian car will be about 2.5 million rubles.
Lada Vesta NG
On November 18, 2022, AvtoVAZ announced the release of the first test Lada Vesta NG, and mass production began in March. The car is offered in three bodies: sedan, wagon SW and crossover SW Cross. In the basic configuration, the car received ABS, air conditioning, two front airbags, electric and heated mirrors, heated front seats, power windows and rear disc brakes.
The cost of the Vesta NG proposed by AvtoVAZ was 1,239 million rubles. For the basic Comfort class with a 90 hp engine. and a 5-speed manual transmission and up to 1.69 million rubles. For the SW Cross station wagon with 106 hp engine. and 5-speed manual. portal Autonews.ru In contrast, he cites that the actual cost in the salons is much higher – about 1.7 million in the basic version.
14 June “Russian newspaper” Citing Alexander Shaprinsky, director of development of the Pragmatika car dealership network, since June 9, the car went on sale in St. Petersburg showrooms sell more than 15 cars, more than half of them Comfort configuration. According to him, most of the buyers are individual but there are also corporate customers.
Chinese Lada
On June 14, the Lada X-Cross 5, which will appear in car dealerships in the future, was introduced at SPIEF. The new X-Cross was created in partnership with Chinese FAW, based on the Bestune T77 crossover manufactured in China since 2018 and sold under the original brand in Russia since 2021. AvtoVAZ previously claimed that the car will be “largely localized”. As journalists noticed, the logo of the Chinese concern remained on the steering wheel of the Lada X-Cross 5, which was shown on the forum.
Azat Timerhanov, head of the press service of the Avtostat analytical agency, told Rossiyskaya Gazeta that the cost of the car has not yet been determined and can range from 2 million to 2.5 million. It was launched at the former Nissan plant in St. Petersburg. They promise to produce 10,000 of these cars by the end of the year.
The car will be sold in Russia with front-wheel drive, a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine and a 7-speed “robot”. Power unspecified, original FAW claims 160 hp.