In the town of Balakovo, Saratov region, the production of an important part for the Lada Vesta has been mastered – the company Polyurethanedetal has received a patent for a particularly durable pan gasket used in this model. The specific version of the engine – 1.6 or 1.8 (pictured) – is not indicated. But it is known that as part of the work on import substitution, the company has already mastered about a thousand different parts.
Polyurethanedetal, which specializes in the production of automotive parts from silicone mixtures, will now be able to produce components previously imported from Germany, Austria, Turkey, Poland, the Czech Republic and Serbia. These are parts for foreign cars, and they are already being supplied to service centers across the country, TASS writes, citing the regional Ministry of Industry and Energy.
The VAZ-21179 engine, it is in the engine series of Lada Vesta and XRAY
In addition, the company plans to start production of another 30 new auto parts by the end of the year. These will mainly be parts for Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, Peugeot and Opel. Now the range includes about 2000 items for AVTOVAZ and KAMAZ. Thanks to the expansion of production, Polyurethanedetal will overlap last year’s results by 30%, complete construction of a new building and modernize equipment, the company says.
As for Vesta, there are again rumors about a possible transfer of the assembly to Tolyatti from Izhevsk (there is allegedly only the production of components left), but such information does not appear for the first time, every time it is refuted by the press service – and not confirmed. Let’s see how it will be this time, while it is obviously premature to talk about specific steps.
- Largus is also actively “imported” – the production of suspension springs has been mastered.
- “Driving” can now be viewed on RuTube.