Production of passenger cars fell by 2.4% in August

According to Rosstat, for eight months of 2021, 916 thousand passenger cars rolled off Russian conveyors, which is 29.8% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Meanwhile, 78 thousand cars were produced in August, which is 2.4% lower than a year before. It is worth noting that Avtotor began the production of the updated Kia Cerato sedan and the new Genesis GV70 mid-size crossover the last month.

In addition, the 250,000th Skoda Rapid liftback rolled off the assembly line of the Volkswagen Group Rus plant in Kaluga since the start of production in February 2014. Meanwhile, due to the continuing shortage of electronic components, AVTOVAZ continued to operate in the "stop & go" mode. Also, due to corporate vacations, Volkswagen Group Rus enterprises in Kaluga and Nizhny Novgorod suspended their conveyors. The production of trucks was 112 thousand units in January-August, which is 44.6% higher than in the same period of the previous year. Last month, 12 thousand trucks rolled off Russian conveyors, which is 8.7% lower than a year before.

It is worth noting that KAMAZ, which in August suspended its work for a two-week corporate summer vacation, increased the production by 10%, by producing 1,952 vehicle sets. In addition, in connection with a corporate vacation, the assembly line and the Sollers Ford plant in Yelabuga were suspended.