Sollers talked about the timing of the start of production of the S9 SUV

As part of the visit to the Sollers Park of new technologies at the site of the UAZ industrial complex and the opening of the Stamp Technologies plant, First Deputy Prime Minister Denis Mantrov was presented with a Sollers S9 pre-production SUV. This was announced on June 19 by the press service of the automaker.

During his visit to the enterprise, Manturov got acquainted with a new-generation four-wheel drive frame SUV produced in Ulyanovsk, based on the Sollers ST9 pickup truck. The car was developed by Sollers Group engineers with the participation of Bauman Moscow State Technical University and a technology partner, the company emphasized.

"Currently, a pilot batch of SUVs has been assembled and submitted for certification. Full—scale serial production of Sollers S9 using full-cycle technology with stamping, welding and body painting will start in September 2026," the Sollers press service said.

The company stressed that already at the production launch stage, the SUV will receive a number of domestic components and a high level of localization. The Sollers S9 will be offered with petrol and diesel engines combined with an 8-speed automatic transmission.

During the visit, the First Deputy Prime Minister, together with the Chairman of the Board of Directors of PJSC Sollers, Adil Shirinov, also launched a new production of body parts for Sollers cars at the Stamp Technologies enterprise. The pressing line has started stamping a wide range of body elements made of Russian galvanized metal produced by Magnitogorsk Iron and Steel Works for the Sollers ST6, ST8 and ST9 (CT9) pickup truck line. In the future, the company will produce parts for new Sollers S9 SUVs, as well as UAZ vehicles, the company said. (C9) and UAZ cars.

The total investment in the project amounted to 1.1 billion rubles, of which 850 million rubles were attracted as a concessional loan from the Industrial Development Fund under the Automotive Components program. The launch of the new production facility will make it possible to fully localize the bodies of pickups and the future Sollers SUV, the automaker's press service emphasized.

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