Granta plans to buy airbags again before the end of August this year. The move comes as part of a broader refresh of safety components across their lineup, reaffirming a continued emphasis on occupant protection in the near term.
Maxim Sokolov, the head of AVTOVAZ, addressed the timing of updating anti-crisis subsidies during the unveiling of the electric Largus prototype. He outlined how support measures are evolving to align with the company’s product cadence and the regulatory environment, while keeping customers in mind as the transition to electrified models accelerates.
The factory has already assembled the necessary quantity of components. Yet a complete phaseout of the anti-crisis Lads remains out of reach due to ongoing spare parts shortages. The current challenge is keeping safety systems reliable while integrating external supply chains into production.
The difficulty with ABS and ESP systems lies in the attempt to adapt Chinese-made equipment to specific vehicle architectures. Not every supplier match yields the desired performance, which complicates testing and overall reliability on the line.
As a result, a recent shift involved installing an ABS module from a Chinese firm named Trinova in some Largus test units. The trials revealed performance gaps, leading to the rejection of a several-hundred-vehicle batch until the issues could be resolved and the integration could be validated for the broader fleet.