Editor-in-Chief of the magazine “Behind the Wheel” Maxim Kadakov statedThat there are no automobile factories in Russia that could enter into a consortium with AvtoVAZ to jointly develop a new platform for Russian cars.
“Here is AvtoVAZ.” With whom can he form a consortium and share the costs equally? We do not yet have a single similar facility with the same engineering team,” said Kadakov.
He argued that consortiums are generally formed by companies that are approximately equal to each other in some respects, such as capital level, production volumes, possession of technical knowledge, etc.
With the intention to create mini-consortiums of Russian market players to create new automotive platforms and co-finance them with funds from the recycling collection, reported the other day, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov.
Previously President of AvtoVAZ Maxim Sokolov statedHe said that Niva will not be equipped with automatic transmission.