Mass Chevrolet models may remain in the Russian market

Mass Chevrolet models may remain in the Russian market after the closure of the General Motors representative office in our country. The executive director of Keles Rus (the official distributor of Chevrolet representing Spark, Nexia and Cobalt models in the Russian market) Vadim Artamonov informed AUTOSTAT agency about it, by explaining that the Russian office of GM never participated in Keles Rus operations, therefore the future prospects of mass Chevrolet models do not depend on its closure.

"We supply cars to Russia from the production sites of UzAuto Motors in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, the activities of which are determined by the head office of Chevrolet. As a part of the sanctions regime in relation to Russia, back in early March, he decided to suspend the supply of mass-produced Chevrolet cars and spare parts to the Russian market until further notice. It is currently unknown when deliveries can resume, but this decision is definitely not connected with the closure of the General Motors representative office in Russia," said Vadim Artamonov. Recall that sales of Chevrolet cars of the mass segment resumed in the Russian market in June the previous year after an almost five-year break - under a special agreement between General Motors and UzAuto Motors, and Keles Rus became their distributor in our country.

To date, the Chevrolet model range of the mass segment is represented in Russia by three models - the compact sedans Cobalt and Nexia, as well as the Spark subcompact hatchback. It should be noted that Chevrolet Spark is supplied to Russia by the UzAuto Motors plant located in the city of Asaka (Uzbekistan), and the Chevrolet Cobalt and Nexia are supplied to the SaryarkaAvtoProm plant in the city of Kostanay (Kazakhstan), where these models are produced using the SKD method from components manufactured at plant UzAuto Motors.