GM-AvtoVAZ plans to change

The recent decline in consumer interest in their products felt AvtoVAZ, and now the crisis of overproduction began to talk in a nearby industrial site of GM-AvtoVAZ joint venture. In stock of finished goods accumulated JV 2200 car is twice the norm. So first joint venture management delayed the introduction of the third shift, and now completely reduced the production plan for 2005 from 75 to 55 thousand cars. In fact, this means lower production volumes Chevrolet Niva, because for all of last year were manufactured 55 150 SUV, and now in the production program and there are sedan Chevrolet Viva. True to bet on the new models also have been slow to dealers: Opel Astra previous generation of Togliatti, was too expensive, and the start of production of Chevrolet Niva, with opelevskim motor again postponed, this time until summer.