Normal "Niva" VAZ gather now in one shift

Since the beginning of August 62nd housing assembly and car body production of VAZ, which collect the usual 214-w "Niva" switched to single-shift operation. This was announced by director of assembly and car body production of VAZ Shendyapin Valentin, during a holiday dedicated to the birthday of the UPC, which took place last Saturday. The press center told VAZ LADAONLINE confirmed the information. The company said that due to the transition to single-shift operation, respectively, and reduced the rate of assembly "Neve", but exact figures planirumogo release SUV VAZ-21214 in the fall and winter of this year, found it difficult to call. According LADAONLINE, initial plans for this year's WHA include the production of 24 500 SUV VAZ-21214 and a complete cessation of building in Togliatti, in September this year. Subsequently, with the significant surge in consumer demand for these legendary off-road vehicles, plans to collect them have been adjusted upwards, and the final folding of the production program on hold. In the media with links to top-managers of the plant, even held information about what ordinary "Niva" will be produced before 2006 that stipulated in the agreement itself and the vase with General Motors. Recall that the assembly of VAZ-21214 SUV early this year has been mastered in Kazakhstan, but there is still an annual release schedule is much less AVTOVAZ, only 10 thousand pieces. In the pilot production of the VAZ issue continues long "Niva" VAZ-2131. Plan on it this year - 6,000 units. And in a joint venture "GM - AvtoVAZ" in the first half of 5044 were collected off-road "Chevrolet-Niva", and now their rate of assembly is much increased. On August 18 in accordance with the plans of the SP transition in three-shift operation. To carry out the plan this year to 35,000 units, the joint venture should be collected for about 6000 SUVs per month. According LADAONLINE the beginning of August the average cost of conventional "Niva" VAZ-21214 is 170 rubles ($ 5,600), and extended VAZ-2131 is estimated to dealers 217 500 rubles ($ 7160). The selling price "Chevrolet Niva" authorized dealers "GM - AvtoVAZ" is now $ 8,500 and $ 9,800 depending on configuration.