AvtoVAZ resumes operations after corporate vacation
AvtoVAZ resumed operations after a planned corporate vacation from July 27 to August 16, during which equipment maintenance and modernization were carried out across multiple production lines.
Consensus
- AvtoVAZ resumed work after a planned corporate vacation.
- The vacation period was from July 27 to August 16.
- Equipment maintenance and modernization were conducted during the vacation.
- Over 13,000 works were completed during the vacation.
- Total costs for the works exceeded 375 million rubles.
- Work was carried out on the Lada Azimut production line, including in the body welding shop and main assembly line.
- Work was conducted in the welding and assembly shop for Lada Niva Legend to achieve project production capacity.
- A robot for feeding body sides to the welding station was installed on the Lada Granta production line.
- Preparations were underway for the introduction of an automatic continuously variable transmission on Lada Granta by 2027.
Points of divergence
- The company announced the launch of a batch of 5,000 Lada Granta vehicles equipped with a traditional 'automatic' transmission in April 2024 due to sanctions pressure, and the CVT option was lost. — interfax
- The planned corporate vacation dates for 2026 were initially set as May 4–8, July 27–August 16, and December 29–30, but the December dates were later moved to May 12–13. — interfax
- The 2026 production plan was approved at 400,000 vehicles, with 370,000 for the domestic market and 30,000 for export. — interfax
- The previous vacation occurred from May 1 to 13, during which over 96% of planned technical re-equipment and repair work was completed. — vedomosti
- In April, AvtoVAZ President Maxim Sokolov mentioned possible adjustments to the production plan based on market conditions, including both growth and reduction. — vedomosti
- AvtoVAZ President Maxim Sokolov stated at the 2026 PMEF that the company was considering adjusting the production plan, citing the strong ruble as a factor affecting exports. — interfax
- The vacation period was from July 29 to August 16. — kommersant
Coverage (4 sources)
- AvtoVAZ returned to work after corporate vacation — Вести
- «AvtoVAZ» resumed work after corporate vacation — Ведомости
- «AvtoVAZ» resumed regular work after corporate vacation — Коммерсантъ
- AVTOVAZ resumed work after planned corporate vacation — Интерфакс