AvtoVAZ commented on the draft change in the calculation of scrap collection

Possible changes in the calculation of the recycling fee for cars with a capacity of 160 hp will not affect AVTOVAZ products. This was stated by the head of the car company Maxim Sokolov.

"AvtoVAZ does not produce cars with a capacity of more than 160 hp, so the impact of these changes on AvtoVAZ products will be neutral," the Izvestia correspondent quoted Sokolov as saying from the Lada Iskra production launch event in St. Petersburg.

The draft government decree developed by the Ministry of Industry and Trade assumes the introduction of a new criterion for calculating the size of the scrap yard from November 1 of this year — engine power. The existing grace periods for individual importers who carry cars for personal use (3.4 thousand rubles for new models and 5.2 thousand rubles for cars older than three years) will remain. However, they will only apply to models no more powerful than 160 hp.

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In addition, in a conversation with journalists Sokolov shared that, according to the current situation, by the end of this year AvtoVAZ will produce more than 300 thousand cars. If the company sees the dynamics of the market, it is ready to increase the speed of the conveyors and produce as many machines as needed, he said. Initially, AVTOVAZ's production plan for 2025 was 500,000 vehicles.

Also on this day, the head of AVTOVAZ said that the economic sense of launching Lada Iskra production in St. Petersburg in parallel with the release of the model in Togliatti is to balance the company's production capacity.

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