by For the first time in the history of the Russian automotive industry, the production of passenger cars in the country has ceased. Completely ceased. Let’s emphasize: from the word “COMPLETELY”! Even the factories of Haval, Mazda Sollers, UAZ, and ‘Avtotor’, which held out to the last, have stopped their conveyors. And the workers of AVTOVAZ, having just returned from a 20-day corporate vacation, again went on extended leave.
As the Russian automotive resource 5Koleso writes, the reasons for the current ‘vacation’ vary: “some are accumulating the necessary stockpile of scarce parts, while others are conducting scheduled maintenance of factory equipment.” One way or another, as of now, the situation is simple – the production of ALL passenger cars in the Russian Federation is suspended. Notably, VAZ plans to start mass production of the ‘import-substituted’ Lada Granta in Tolyatti from June. Most likely, to Euro-2 standards, without airbags, without ABS, etc. In general, the Zhiguli are returning…
Also, let’s remind that workers at the largest car plant in the Russian Federation will be planting potatoes instead of assembling BMW and Hyundai.
