Ex-Nissan plant has begun preparations for the assembly of Lada Iskra

Avtozavod Saint Petersburg (the former Nissan plant) has come out of corporate leave and is preparing to release the Lada Iskra model. This was reported on August 18 by TASS with reference to the company's press service.

AvtoVAZ announced on June 19 that Lada Iskra will be produced not only in Tolyatti, but also at the automobile plant in St. Petersburg. The cooperation agreement was signed on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. The head of AVTOVAZ, Maxim Sokolov, said that by the end of the year, 4 thousand cars of this model are planned to be produced in St. Petersburg.

After the Japanese company left Russia, production of Xcite crossovers was launched at the former Nissan plant. Loading the enterprise with Iskra vehicles "will ensure the preservation of the experienced team of the automobile plant and will give additional orders for the Russian component industry," Sokolov said earlier. Ivan Mironov, General Director of Avtozavod Saint Petersburg, promised to ensure the "high quality of every car produced" by Lada.

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Sales of Lada Iskra started on July 20 in Tolyatti, Moscow and St. Petersburg. Delivery to dealers in other regions is expected within a few weeks. The Iskra sedan costs from 1.25 million rubles in the basic configuration with a manual transmission. The most expensive modification of the model, the raised SW Cross station wagon in the maximum configuration with a CVT, was estimated at 1.8 million rubles.

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