Sergei Kiriyenko appreciated Chevrolet Niva

November 23 presidential envoy in the Volga Federal District Sergei Kiriyenko, visited the Volga Automobile Plant and CJSC "GM-AvtoVAZ" From 22 to November 24, Togliatti held fair social and cultural projects of the Volga Federal District "Togliatti Dialogue - 2002" . This event has become the focus of many national and regional media. In the framework of the "Togliatti Dialogue" Presidential Envoy in the Volga Federal District Sergei Kiriyenko, visited the Volga Automobile Plant and CJSC "GM-AvtoVAZ". Sergei Kiriyenko met with leaders of the joint venture, went on a conveyor belt, appreciated the car "Chevrolet Niva." After the visit, Sergei Kiriyenko said in a few! millet journalists: - How big is the value of such an undertaking for our region? - This project has great significance not only for the region, but also for the country. The arrival of Russian industry to international standards - is a fundamentally important way of development. It's great that "Chevrolet Niva" with 90 percent of the component parts made in Russia. This is not the screwdriver assembly, and this fundamental difference between CJSC "GM-AvtoVAZ". "Chevrolet Niva" - is a Russian car, but with the international requirements for quality, a new culture. - How do you assess the current situation in the Russian automobile industry? - The main problem faced by the domestic auto industry today - a delay in the adoption of the concept car. During those six months in Russia imported three-year rate of used cars. But this current problem. With regard to market prospects, important investment to further improve! quality cars. On the one hand, for the first time in the past few years, in the first half, all automobile plants located in the Volga Federal District, have a profit on their balance sheets. On the other hand, we must understand that without the arrival of the Russian automotive industry is of strategic investors can not be developed further. So far we have exploited the investments made in Soviet times. Now almost all the plants came inside, the Russian investors. The second stage - the participation of foreign partners. Russian production of cars from Russian components, but with the international requirements for quality - that's the future of the Russian automobile industry. Svetlana Lysyakova