rapid decline of the Russian car manufacturer Lada
Just a few decades, Soviet citizens could only dream of a car, considered a luxury rather than a means of transportation The price was too high and tense waiting list for years.
Here are some notes on the major Russian automakers vying for Russian consumers.
The name of AVTOVAZ is first associated with the Lada model, probably the most frequent Russian car model on the roads However, Avtovaz is Russia's first passenger car manufacturer now produces a wide range of popular models in the country Niva Oka Lada.
Avtovaz in 1966, when construction of a new car manufacturing plant began the Soviet Union and Italian Fiat concluded a cooperation agreement on the joint development of automotive design and car manufacturing plant Duration the contract is 8 years.
The first Volzhsky plant was built in Togliatti, Samara region Modern In April 1970 first six VAZ 2101 cars were produced by the end of the year, the plant had released 350 cars per day, which was a kind of record since the VAZ cars were repeatedly rewarded and received the reputation of the government cars for the Soviet people.
Today Avtovaz remains key role Russian automaker passanger and cooperates with General Motors and Renault-Nissan concern the French-Japanese group plans to set up a joint venture with Russian Technologies company controlling the plant Under the plan , foreign producers will hold a 67 13 percent and a liability to invest 23 billion rubles in the production joint venture will own 74 percent of 5 AVTOVAZ.
avtovaz model line Lada Kalina, Lada Priora, Lada Samara, Chevrolet Niva and others.
Gas Group is the largest car manufacturer in Russia.
The company was created in 2005 after the reorganization of assets RusPromAvto Shortly after its launch in 1929, the Gorkovsky Gas Auto Works signed an agreement with Ford Motors on American technical assistance and cooperation to produce cars Ford- A class passengers in the Soviet Union the role of work in the days of World War II was huge over 9000 motor vehicles, 12,000 tanks, 24,000 mortar launchers, more than 30,000 missiles legendary missile Katyusha.
After the war, the work begun production of a new truck GAZ 51 and was recognized a new passenger car GAZ Pobeda 20M Victory model abroad and has become very popular.
Other well known cars Volga Chaika in 1958 at the International Exhibition in Brussels, they won the Grand Prix in the 1960s, work has renewed its range of trucks.
In the 2000s, with its Gazelle, he controlled the minivan market to the shuttle, which had serious problems with security.
Its average quality Siber model had to be taken out of the production line in a very competitive environment, and later the factory in Nizhny Novgorod was forced to give up his own production and focus on the efficient assembly foreign brands.
The December 12, 2012, the plant launched the full-cycle production Skoda Yeti and promised to start assembling VW Jetta and Skoda Octavia next year.
GAZ Nizhny Novgorod plant will also produce 30,000 units of the Chevrolet Aveo year for GM in 2013.
KAMAZ Open Joint Stock Company was established in 1990 as a descendant of KAMAZ industry association which was founded in 1969 KAMAZ Inc. is the largest Russian car manufacturer, which ensures country's transport safety.
KAMAZ Inc. is a large vehicle manufacturing company The united production complex of KAMAZ Inc. consists of 13 large special purpose facilities in development, production, vehicle assembly and components and also marketing the final products Group KAMAZ companies consists of 96 companies, including OJSC Neftekamsk NEFAZ city and town Avtopritsep-KAMAZ OJSC KAMAZ Inc. Share Stavropol is 51 in each of those two companies.
The first truck was assembled in February 1976 KAMAZ Inc. has since played an important role in the global automotive industry is among the top ten heavy vehicle manufacturers and is the eighth in the world in diesel engines production volumes Thus, in the 29 years he has been assembled over 1.7 million heavy trucks and 2.3 million engines KAMAZ Inc manufactures a wide range of heavy dump trucks of more than 30 models and modifications 400 trucks with steering wheel right, buses, trailers, castings, forgings, tools, and many others.
KAMAZ is the main vehicle supplier for the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, RAO GAZPROM, LUKOIL, SUEK, TNK.
ZIL car factory has repeatedly changed names, but first it was called AMO, meaning Motor Company The Moscow factory was established in 1916 and was expected to produce 15 F trucks under license the Italian company FIAT However, these plans are not to be implemented because of the revolution and civil war nationalization of unfinished works 15 August 1918 fixed the expropriation of the property of AMO shareholders unfinished business in its essence turned into big workshops where vehicles and other machines were repaired.
After the Second World War the factory produced mainly new models of trucks and buses in 1956, Ivan Alekseevich Likhachov is dead, and the plant was named after him after the flight hit Earth around Youri Gagarine, the space industry developed rapidly in the Soviet Union ZIL was forgotten and produced vehicles of emergency relief EPU-1 targeted for rescue and evacuation operations of space devices and cosmonauts.
The September 23, 1992 PA ZIL was privatized as the first in the industry and one of the first among the largest companies in Russia, and it was transformed into Open Joint Stock Company Moscow factory of the name I Lihachov AMO ZIL ZIL keep the brand today ZIL factory capacity 3-8 tons of trucks and vans, limousines and buses.
The Yo-mobile is a hybrid car that will be produced by Yo-Auto, a high-tech Russian company that is a joint venture between the SKD Yarovit truck manufacturer and the Onexim investment group, previously controlled by the billionaire Prokhorov, which was the main sponsor of the project.
Producers say it will be able to run on both gasoline and natural gas, with a maximum speed especially limited to 75 miles per hour 120 km h, and an estimated fuel economy of 67 miles per gallon 30 kilometers per liter.
Originally scheduled for 2012, the production in a factory in St. Petersburg has been delayed until 2015.
This brand is better known abroad than in Russia Founded in 2007, it is led by television celebrity and musician Nikolay Fomenko Currently, the list includes the B1 and B2 sports cars, which boast all the bells and whistles, a time of 0-60 March 8 seconds and a power engine 2 8 420 Turbo.
In 2010, it acquired a significant stake in the Virgin Racing F1 team, and renamed the Marussia F1 Team in 2012.
In 2013, there were media reports that Marussia Motors has been selected as the contractor to produce a new vehicle presidential limousine and escort.
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