AvtoVAZ will be able to produce up to 70,000 Lada Azimut crossovers per year.

AvtoVAZ is ready to produce up to 70,000 Lada Azimut crossovers per year. This was announced on May 7 by the press service of Rostec State Corporation.

"I am sure that such cars will change the attitude of consumers towards the domestic automotive industry in a positive way," Rostec CEO Sergey Chemezov said in a report to Russian President Vladimir Putin.

The start of mass production of the brand's first crossover is scheduled for the third quarter of 2026, and sales are scheduled to begin in the fourth quarter. Lada Azimut will be the first model of the brand with a panoramic roof and a sliding sunroof. In preparation for the production of the car, automated equipment for installing a panoramic roof was recently installed at the factory for the first time.

Lada Azimut was first introduced in June 2025 at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF). One of the main and unusual features of the model was the electric heating of the front side windows.

The model will receive two engines — a 1.6-liter unit with a capacity of 120 hp and a 1.8 with 132 hp. They will be paired with a six-speed manual transmission or a CVT, later a six-band automatic transmission will appear.

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AvtoVAZ employees went on a single corporate vacation on March 4, which will last until May 13 inclusive. During this period, the company will carry out a range of production modernization activities. In total, it is planned to carry out over 15 thousand works with a total capacity of 110 thousand man-days, the total budget for the May modernization will exceed 530 million rubles.