Production of passenger cars more than doubled in May

According to Rosstat, for five months of 2021, 614 thousand passenger cars rolled off Russian conveyors, which is 51.4% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, 112 thousand cars were produced in May, which is 2.2 times higher than a year before. It is worth noting that Aurus Motors launched the mass production of Aurus Senat executive sedans at the Yelabuga plant in the previous month.

And the production of the updated Mitsubishi Pajero Sport SUV has started at the PSMA Rus enterprise in Kaluga. In addition, AVTOVAZ began the production of LADA Granta family cars with an upgraded base engine. The production of trucks in January-May was 68.6 thousand units, which is 55.6% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Last month, 12.6 thousand trucks rolled off Russian conveyors, which is 59.8% higher than a year before.

It should be noted that KAMAZ increased the production by 10% in May, having produced 2,712 vehicle sets. In addition, Gorky Automobile Plant began the mass production of new generation GAZelle NN vehicles. And the Kaluga Volvo plant produced the first new generation Volvo FM trucks.