AVTOVAZ will launch the production of LADA cars without electronic components

AVTOVAZ is preparing to launch special versions of some LADA models on the market in the coming months, which will be less affected by imported components. According to sources of the Russian Automobile telegram channel, the changes will affect the LADA Granta, Niva Legend, Niva Travel and Vesta models. But Largus and XRAY are not planned to be simplified, as they are built on the Renault-Nissan B0 platform and are tied to Renault suppliers.

The first model to enter the market is an "import-substituted" version of Granta, which will be left without ABS, ESP, airbags and the ERA-GLONASS emergency communication system. In addition, the model will lose one or two oxygen sensors in the exhaust system, as a result of which the environmental level will drop from the current Euro-5 to Euro-2. The engine control unit and its firmware will become simpler. The pool of Renault suppliers for this model will be replaced exclusively by Russian companies. For such simplified vehicles, the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation plans to introduce relaxations in the technical regulations. Recall that for the production sites of AVTOVAZ, imported components account for about 20%.

As the governor of the Samara region Dmitry Azarov said earlier, AVTOVAZ will prepare an order on the creation of a single car assembly plant on the basis of three currently operating ones.

He said about it in an interview with the TV channel "Russia 24" "This gives a great opportunity to maneuver with labor resources, along one line or another, which will be equipped with all the necessary parts, components in". To date, there are three car assembly lines in Togliatti, the production capacity of which is about 1,500 cars per day. All three lines have been modernized and operate in accordance with Renault Group standards.