«GM-AvtoVAZ" has reduced production in 2009 to 2.36 times

Joint venture «GM-AvtoVAZ" has reduced the production of SUVs in 2009 to 2.36 times, up to 23 thousand 101 vehicles compared with 54 thousand 654 in 2008. According to the press service of the company. In 2009, «GM-AvtoVAZ" has sold 24.3 thousand cars, which is 54.4% lower than in 2008 (53 thousand 305 vehicles). Sales in the CIS countries in the past year decreased 6.39 times fold, to 729 thousand cars from 4 658 in 2008. A joint venture of American automaker General Motors and Russia's "AvtoVAZ" was created July 30, 2001 and began work in September 2002. The plant produces four-wheel drive cars Chevrolet Niva.