Avtotor has announced the modernization of an automobile plant in Kaliningrad

The Kaliningrad Avtotor plant has completed the installation of a robotic welding line that allows the production of several body models on one platform. The company has started commissioning work, during which the first test body was welded. This is stated in the message of the automobile plant, which was received by Izvestia on March 27.

The company said that the new production is characterized by a high degree of automation due to the use of high-precision welding robots. The advantages of such a robotic line were the rapid reconfiguration for welding of various models of car bodies on the same platform. The production capacity of the line reaches 80 thousand bodies per year. The first test body has passed a comprehensive quality check.

Avtotor also reported on the modernization of the paint shop, where the robotic equipment for applying secondary primer, base enamel and varnish was restarted. The first bodies produced on the new robotic welding line were painted in the test mode. In the process, Russian-made paint and varnish materials were tested.

"The results of the inspection of the test welded and painted body confirmed compliance with the high technological requirements and standards of the quality management system in terms of appearance, paint quality and anti—corrosion treatment, taking into account adaptation to Russian operating conditions," the company said.

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Currently, the list of brands whose cars Avtotor produces includes Chinese BAIC, Kaiyi, SWM, Forhing and others. In the fall of 2025, cars of the South Korean brand KGM are to be put on the assembly line.

On March 17, it became known that, as stated by Alexander Sorokin, Deputy Chairman of the Board of Directors of Avtotor Holding, the L7 electric car developed in Russia has reached the stage of manufacturing a pre-production batch. The compact electric vehicle is designed for use in urban environments and is aimed at students, young families, urban services, carsharing and delivery services.