NIZHNY NOVGOROD, June 2 AvtoVAZ will start production of a new model — Lada X-Cross 5 — at the former Nissan plant in St. Petersburg on June 14, follows from the company's presentation presented at CIPR-2023.
“On June 14, 2023, the start of production at the Lada St. Petersburg plant,” the presentation notes. The slide also states that the release of the novelty will begin with the participation of a partner.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation reported this week, that the first model to be produced in June at the former Nissan plant in St. Petersburg will be the Lada X-Cross 5, and two more new products are planned to be launched at the site within two years.
«AvtoVAZ» owns production sites in Tolyatti, Izhevsk and St. Petersburg.In mid-May last year, the French Renault transferred its stake in AvtoVAZ (67.69%) to the state property of the Russian Federation.Now the brand consists of four families of models: Vesta, Largus, Granta and Niva. Sales of brand vehicles in 2022 amounted to 188.6 thousand vehicles (-46% compared to 2021).