Russian Lada Vesta SW Cross station wagon spotted during road tests in China. In this respect reports portal “Chinese cars”.
It was noted that the reasons for the car going to China have not been disclosed yet. It is possible that the test Lada Vesta SW Cross will be equipped with a Chinese automatic transmission and the car will undergo development tests.
To date, AvtoVAZ has not yet been able to continue production of a model with an automatic transmission. Previously, Lada Vesta was equipped with Jatco CVT and an engine from the Renault-Nissan alliance.
It happened before that knownFor the first time since the resumption of production of Lada Vesta, the government assessed the level of localization of this car. There was a decrease in the scores it received compared to before the crisis. A car with a sedan body and manual transmission received 3.2 thousand points for operations performed – 135 less than the pre-crisis version. While the station wagon lost 115 points, the localization score level of Lada Vesta with automatic transmission dropped by 600-655 points to 1.9 thousand points.
Previously reportedIt is stated that about 12 thousand unfinished Lada Vestas are stored at AvtoVAZ.