Only a few cars with automatic transmissions remained in Lada showrooms: “automatic” and Jatco CVTs, as well as the AMT branded VAZ robot powered by German ZF actuators. Representatives of AvtoVAZ official dealers told socialbites.ca about this.
“There are no automatic cars and never will be. This will take a year, maybe two years. 99% sure
you won’t find a “automatic” Lada in a few months,
– Said the manager of the Lada dealership in Togliatti. The source said that customers who want to buy the Lada Granta should be satisfied with vehicles with manual transmission.
Information about the lack of automatic transmission in AvtoVAZ was shared by another dealer from Moscow.
“The facility is currently standing, no components. Then AvtoVAZ will produce models for which there are enough parts. These are Granta and Vesta in basic configurations. That’s usually an issue with “automatics”, they won’t be there, the Japanese Jatcos are there,” he said.
In the Togliatti salon there were several Grantas with “automatics” for 1 million 285 thousand rubles in stock. Only one copy in the Comfort package and for 1 million 340 thousand rubles. in the equipped Luxe version. A similar situation exists in Izhevsk, where the Lada Vesta production plant is located. There the last sedan is given for 1 million 450 thousand rubles. In the comfort package.
“There are only five Vesta cars and two Granta cars, which are “automatic” for all of Izhevsk.
We sent the final copies last week. No further applications are expected. Until April 24, the plant is on vacation, after which it will begin to produce simplified configurations, ”explained a representative of the dealership in Izhevsk.
The AvtoVAZ press service refused to provide information about the decline in the production of cars with automatic transmission.
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Lada cars with automatic transmission make up one-tenth of all cars sold by AvtoVAZ. So, in 2021, the dealers of the Russian company sold 305.2 thousand versions with mechanics against 32.8 thousand “two pedals”, socialbites.ca told the Avtostat analytical agency.
In general, in Russia, the share of “automatic” cars last year accounted for 66.5% of the total volume of the Russian market – this is a record figure.
Lada Granta is equipped with a 4-band automatic transmission from the Japanese company Jatco. It is coupled with a 98-horsepower 1.6-liter 16-valve engine. The variator from the same manufacturer brings together the 113 horsepower cars of the Vesta and XRay Cross families. AvtoVAZ also offers an automatic mechanical transmission (AMT5) based on a 5-speed manual with German ZF actuator for Lada Granta Cross and XRay.
Most often, residents of the Russian Federation buy “two-pedal” Lada Vesta – 21.4 thousand units. Last year. Popularity in this segment is followed by Granta (7.4 thousand units) and XRay (4 thousand units).
the wait will continue
Sergey Burgazliev, independent auto industry consultant, is confident that AvtoVAZ will need at least a year to find an alternative to Japanese gearboxes.
The Russian company may switch to gearboxes from another manufacturer, but is confident that their integration into the existing car design will be a very complex technological process. Another option is for the manufacturer to negotiate with Jatco and set up the production of units under license in Russia under the Lada brand, according to the expert, the Japanese will get rid of potential sanctions.
“This is a great loss for AvtoVAZ. We do not have and have never had a Russian “auto” and a variator of such dimensions, it is simply impossible to do it quickly.
These are compelling consequences for the consumer due to management errors and lack of decision-making capacity. “The miscalculations are due to the fact that AvtoVAZ has been listening to Renault management for many years,” said Burgazliev.
In the absence of an offer from Lada, Russians in need of an automatic car will turn their attention to Chinese crossovers and Korean cars such as Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio. He predicts that they may also pay attention to the Volkswagen Polo and Skoda Rapid, which will remain on the market in Russia.
Source: Gazeta
