As AVTOVAZ President Maxim Sokolov said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the production launch of the second LADA model at the St. Petersburg location could actually take place this year. “But I repeat: all this will require an additional adjustment of the interaction schedules,” he emphasized. The fact is that the agreements made “will have to be materialized in another legal form”, and this may take some time, the top manager noted.

LADA X-Cross 5 – the first model to enter the assembly line of the Lada St. Petersburg plant – has been produced since June this year. The production of the second will be organized in collaboration with eastern partners, which AVTOVAZ has not yet disclosed. The name of the new product and the market segment in which it will be presented are also secret. Previously it was believed that the LADA line would be supplemented with a slightly modified Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, but Mr. Sokolov denied these rumors.

— Logistics alone takes about 40 days, plus the production organization. Time is running out, as they say. But we can say that we aim to launch the second model in St. Petersburg around the turn of the year 2023-2024,” Sokolov promised.

As AVTOVAZ President Maxim Sokolov said in an interview with RIA Novosti, the production launch of the second LADA model at the St. Petersburg location could actually take place this year. “But I repeat: all this will require an additional adjustment of the interaction schedules,” he emphasized. The fact is that the agreements made “will have to be materialized in another legal form”, and this may take some time, the top manager noted.

LADA X-Cross 5 – the first model to appear on the assembly line of the Lada St. Petersburg plant – has been produced since June this year. The production of the second will be organized in collaboration with eastern partners, which AVTOVAZ has not yet disclosed. The name of the new product and the market segment in which it will be presented are also secret. Previously it was believed that the LADA line would be supplemented with a slightly modified Chery Tiggo 7 Pro, but Mr. Sokolov denied these rumors.

— Logistics alone takes about 40 days, plus the production organization. Time is running out, as they say. But we can say that we aim to launch the second model in St. Petersburg around the turn of the year 2023-2024,” Sokolov promised.