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In St. Petersburg, they are almost ready to release Lada ISKRA: the first photos

AvtoVAZ said that preparations for the production of LADA ISKRA at the capacities of the “Avtozavod St. Petersburg” reached the finish line. So far, sparks are released only in Togliatti, but soon they will stand on a new conveyor, which will increase production volumes.

An agreement on the organization of ISKRA production in St. Petersburg was signed in mid-June to the PMEF. Since then, the plant was preparing to accept a new model: equipment was installed and logical chains were established.

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To work out processes and training workers from Togliatti, 200 engineers were sent. The body is already supplied. In addition to it, the kit includes a motor, parts of the cabin, chassis and about a thousand other details.

Golden middle: the expert compared Lada ISKRA with Granta and Vesta AvtoVAZ resumed Lada Lada ISKRA production, a 120-horsepower engine, like an Azimut crossover

To supply sets for serial ISKRA production in St. Petersburg will begin in September. It is expected that by the end of the year it will be possible to release up to four thousand copies in different bodies – sedan, station wagon and SW Cross.

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Avtozavod St. Petersburg is a former Nissan site. Now the Xcite brand crossovers are being collected there, although there were rumors that, due to weak sales, the assembly had to be stopped.

However, a week ago, the press service of the site said that Xcite production was restarted after three-week corporate leave, as planned.

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