JV "GM - AvtoVAZ" for two years will double

Joint venture "GM - AvtoVAZ" in the next two years, plans to roughly double the number of staff working for the needs of the plant, both at the enterprise and beyond. And in three years and could increase three-fold. This was announced by General Director of JV "GM - AvtoVAZ" John Mylonas in an exclusive interview with the newspaper and news agency LADAONLINE "seven miles" at the end of last week. According to John Mylonas, the enterprise has a business development plan for the next five years, based on new projects. The immediate plans for 2004-2005 - Development of manufacture of the new model passenger sedan, "Chevrolet Viva" (based on the Opel Astra platform, the T-3000), the beginning of the production of so-called "Export" version of the SUV, "Chevrolet-Niva" with imported power plant and transmission, as well as the introduction of three new complete sets "Chevrolet Niva", including sports (S). The company has already speculating about how it will look like following the current model SUV, so to speak, "Chevrolet-Niva-2". And even already have the first sketch an outline of this model - they know the current model is very difficult. Meanwhile, according to John Mylonas, it will also carry the name "Chevrolet-Niva", and will continue this lineup. But it plans to have more distant future - perhaps 2007-2008. In the case of a successful project starts production car "Chevrolet Viva," in the future may develop range of bodies from a sedan to a wagon, hatchback, and even such rare for Russia, body type, as a convertible. In addition, if the next plan of the project "Chevrolet Viva," a capacity to produce 17,000 cars a year, in the longer term, production could increase up to 30-35 thousand cars. According to John Mylonas, it all depends on how the car market will develop rosiiysky and how consumers perceive the new model of Togliatti. "Overall, we see our future odnoznayano, concluded John Milonas - is growth, growth in all areas of our business. We plan to grow and evolve and become a full part of the Russian automobile industry and the local community." Recall that in 2003 the joint venture "GM - AvtoVAZ" has produced 25 235 cars, and plan for 2004 - to collect 60 thousand cars. In total the company employs about 1,200 people. A detailed interview with John Mylonas will be published in the first 2004 issue of Automotive newspaper "seven miles", which appears to kiosks "Rospechat" after January 20.