Concern GM intends to export Russian cars in the CIS

Concern General Motors plans to export cars assembled in Russia, the CIS countries. In an interview with the newspaper "Vedomosti" said President of the Russian representation of GM Jim Bovenzi addition, the "GM" does not exclude the possibility of equipping Chevrolet Niva SUVs with automatic transmissions. These vehicles continue to be exported to Europe. According to Bovenzi, in this case, "Niva" were delivered to overseas in small batches, but the machines could be "quite successful". Question about exporting to Europe, concern management intends to consider, after expand capacity in Russia. As previously reported, in the near future concern General Motors plans to increase production of vehicles to 350 thousand units per year - this requires an agreement on industrial assembly in the new regime, which was tightened in March 2011. Thus, the power of the St. Petersburg plant is planned to increase to 230 thousand cars a year (now - 60 000). In addition, in the near future a joint factory "GM-AvtoVAZ" will produce 120 000 cars. According to Bovenzi, General Motors will continue its cooperation with the Kaliningrad factory "Avtotor", which produces cars Cadillac, Chevrolet and Opel. However, to create a joint venture with Russian company is not planned. In addition, since 2012 will start to assemble Chevrolet Aveo model at the Gorky Automobile Plant. In 2010 General Motors has sold in Russia, thousands of vehicles 159.38 - a 12 percent increase compared to 2009. GM share in the Russian market last year was 8.3 percent.