According to the press service of the Russian government, by February 1 of this year, a report will be sent to the country’s President Vladimir Putin on how the order to transfer officials to domestic cars has been carried out. writes about this TASS.
In August 2020, Putin stated that all Russian officials should use domestic cars, and a month later he gave an official instruction that Russian cars should be used primarily by civil servants. Responsibility for carrying out the order was entrusted to the government, the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation and the governors.
According to the Administration of the President of the Russian Federation, already Purchased 105 Lada Vesta cars to replace foreign cars whose service life has expired.
Retired imported cars will be auctioned and new vehicles and equipment will be purchased with the proceeds. The Presidential Administration plans to expand the list of purchased models this year.
The Presidential Administration of the Russian Federation includes the federal state budget institution “Auto Transport Plant”, which provides motor vehicle services to the highest bodies of state power.
LADA Vesta is a family of Russian middle-class cars produced by AvtoVAZ in a sedan body since September 25, 2015 and in a station wagon body since 2017. The head model of the family is a sedan bearing the industry standard OH 025270-66 LADA-2180. It replaced the LADA Priora family in the model line-up. It is the fifth generation of LADA passenger cars. Vesta sales started on November 25, 2015. The best-selling car in Russia in 2018 and 2021.
Previously at AvtoVAZ accepted the possibility of using prison labor.