First LADA Largus LCVs will start rolling off the AVTOVAZ production line on August 14, 2023. The Company resumes this car production a month earlier than scheduled. In total, 650 LADA Largus cars of different modifica

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AVTOVAZ RESTARTS LADA LARGUS PRODUCTION

First LADA Largus LCVs will start rolling off the AVTOVAZ production line on August 14, 2023. The Company resumes this car production a month earlier than scheduled. In total, 650 LADA Largus cars of different modifications are planned to release in August 2023, including car kits for pilot batch of the LADA e-Largus EVs, which are going to go in production in Izhevsk later this year. Several bodies, which further will be used to adjust technological equipment in Izhevsk, are to be produced in Togliatti. AVTOVAZ decided to transfer the LADA Largus family production to the Izhevsk manufacturing site. The transfer project is scheduled to complete in 2HY 2024. The LADA Largus production transfer is due to plans in the short-term to significantly increase the Vesta car family production on the Line 1 in Togliatti, as well as plans to produce the executive LADA Aura sedan and a new crossover based on the Vesta platform. Thus, the Line 1 will focus on the co-platform cars production. Downtime in the Largus production will enable Russian suppliers to set up an additional component range to increase the technological sovereignty of this model.

LADA GRANTA WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS ALREADY AVAILABLE AT DEALERS’ SHOWROOMS

AVTOVAZ announces the start of sales of LADA Granta vehicles equipped with a classic automatic transmission. The automatic transmission is installed on vehicles of sedan and liftback body types. The price of a sedan with AT – from 1,176,900 rubles, and liftback – from 1,247,900 rubles. Sedans with AT are available in Comfort Plus version, which includes two front airbags, ABS, air conditioning, heated front seats, electric adjustment and heating for exterior mirrors, as well as audio system, 15-inch light-alloy wheels. Liftbacks with AT are produced in the #CLUB version, which in addition has a heated windshield and parking sensors. Externally, the vehicle is distinguished by black housings for mirrors and two-tone light-alloy wheels; the logo of this version is embroidered on the seats. The four-speed automatic transmission is using a 16-valve engine with capacity of 98 hp. A similar powertrain has previously been used on the vehicles of LADA Granta family. The maximum speed of the vehicle is 176 km/h, acceleration to 100 km/ h is 13.3 seconds, fuel consumption in a mixed cycle mode is 7.4 liters / 100 km. Some LADA Granta vehicles with AT will be delivered under a contract with social services to provide transport for people with disabilities.

Maxim Sokolov: "Investments, competencies and jobs in the Russian automotive industry need protection"

Mr. Maxim Sokolov, the President of JSC "AVTOVAZ", held a meeting of the Expert Council under the Committee on Industry and Trade of the State Duma of the Russian Federation, dedicated to the development of the automotive and component industries, as also to the threats hindering their further growth and achievement of the technological sovereignty. The Council is composed of the key experts in the automotive and component industries. In his report Maxim Sokolov addressed the most challenging issues, particularly the expansion of imported cars from China, the range of measures proposed to protect the domestic market, along with the initiatives on the ELV fee indexation amount to encourage foreign companies' investments in the automotive manufacture localization inside our country. "In Russia foreign automotive OEMs are pursuing the large-scale price expansion program, - Maxim Sokolov stated. – Speaking of China, last year the PC sales there exceeded 26 million units, affording an opportunity for their brands, due to the scale effect, to give the long-term and almost uncapped discounts in foreign markets, including the Russian one. Let me give as an example one Chinese off-roader being popular in Russia, just recently its discount amounted to 900 thousand rubles, that is three times higher than the average ELV fee. In other words, as of today the protective barriers in the domestic market are not sufficient for encouraging the foreign automakers to switch from importing finished cars into the Russian Federation to investing in the development of industrial manufacture inside our country." Since mid-2023, the Chinese brands have been cumulatively holding over a half of the PC market in Russia in quantitative terms, having reached a record 60% in December last year. "In monetary terms, the situation is even more dramatic, - Mr. Sokolov highlighted. - AVTOVAZ, covering more than a third of the Russian market in units, financially controls a share just slightly over 9%. It means that the remaining 90% of the funds are being simply washed out of Russia abroad, to where the added value is generated, to where foreign engineers, workers, and component suppliers are having their jobs. In the truck segment, the situation is no less concerning, it is Chinese manufacturer that has been keeping podium in quantitative and in monetary terms for several months now." The situation as it has developed, poses a real threat not only to the development of, but also to the sustainable existence of the domestic automotive industry and component industry in the medium term. To date, the industrial cooperation with AVTOVAZ alone employs more than half a million people in the central regions of the country. In the absence of efficient mechanisms encouraging the foreign automakers' investments in the local manufacture development, money will continue being washed out of the Russian economy. According to experts, if current trends continue staying in force, the domestic automotive OEMs will be bound to cut production down to 50% due to the forced switch to the one-shift operation mode (instead of two-shift), caused by a dropping demand in their price segments, where, through the large-scale discounts, imported Chinese cars are going to have presence. Under these circumstances, the Russian companies will have to make just low-tech outdated products only, being unable to finance their R&D and capacity development, so as unable to create new high-tech jobs. All of these will adversely affect the achievement of technological sovereignty and industrial growth. Following the meeting of the Expert Council, the attendees supported the proposals aimed at protecting the Russian automotive and component industries. In particular, the initiative has been put forward to consistently increase the ELV fee, which should facilitate the foreign companies' investments in the local manufacture setup and development. As part of the Council panel discussion, the expert community proposed setting the step-by-step progressive scale of the ELV fees for the passenger cars, commercial vehicles and trucks, agricultural, construction and road engineering vehicles, buses, and electric vehicles. In the short run, the detailed proposals by the Expert Council will be submitted to the Committee on Industry and Trade of the State Duma and to the relevant executive branch. "The initiatives of our Expert Council to strengthen the measures to protect the local market are based on the state approach. The national automotive and auto component industries are ready to face up the fair market competition. But for this, all players shall compete within the single legal and market field. We stand for there to be more number of localized automotive productions in Russia, both under national and foreign brands. And let them bring a wide choice of models to the market and compete with each other for the domestic buyers' attention. Thanks to increased market protection, imports of finished cars shall be replaced by investments in their manufacture inside the country. Local manufacture in Russia will be growing up, there will be more orders for the component industry, new technologies and jobs will appear, the cost of components will decrease, prices for new cars will go down, and thus the market will grow. Each of us, being a citizen of Russia, is evidently interested in the situation evolving this way," - AVTOVAZ President Maxim Sokolov emphasized.

AVTOVAZ EXPANDING LADA GRANTA LINEUP WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

AVTOVAZ has started production of LADA Granta with the "classic" automatic transmission. The batch of these cars will approximate to five thousand units to be output throughout the year. The start of sales date and price TBA later. The Granta АТ batch will be partly (several hundred cars) delivered under the contract with the social services providing the means of transportation for people with reduced mobility. Directly at the plant these cars will get the factory-installed specialized equipment that considerably simplifies driving for people with disabilities, including those with amputations. Mr. Maxim Sokolov, President of JSC "AVTOVAZ": "AVTOVAZ is consistently bringing back to the cars the options that have been temporarily missing due to increased sanctions pressure. Granta with the "classic" AT is a due example of this. Fulfilling the order of the social services that will get delivered the modern and safe cars for people with disabilities, stands out as the crucial task. Given the current circumstances, this obligation will be fulfilled by AVTOVAZ right on time".

LADA DEMONSTRATING Q1 SALES GROWTH OF 42.5%

Following the results of end of March 2024, LADA PC & LCV sales in the Russian Federation amounted to 42,840 units, representing the highest performance over the past 11 years. March sales results are similarly 53.6% higher vs February 2024, and 83.6% higher compared to March 2023. LADA Vesta New Generation demonstrated its best performance since the start of sales, which is 11,703 vehicles (plus 71.6% to February 2024). As regards the entire Vesta Family, it is the highest sales performance since June 2021. LADA Granta is as well notable for strong demand in March, which is 20,412 vehicles, giving the second-best performance in terms of sales volumes in the entire lifecycle of this vehicle model. In March 2024 the sales volume is 59.5% higher vs February, and 25.6% higher compared to March last year. NIVA Family sales in March 2024 amounted to 10,028 vehicles, which is 56% higher compared to March 2023. In total over the period of three months of 2024, in Russia LADA sold 91,563 PCs & LCVs, which is 42.5% higher year-on-year. Mr. Maxim Sokolov, President of JSC "AVTOVAZ": "The Company proceeds on implementing the 2024 production plan, approved by the Board of Directors. In the first quarter, the automotive output in Togliatti, compared to 2023, grew up by more than 70% amounting to nearly 116 thousand vehicles. Unfortunately, we are still observing extremely aggressive price expansion on the part of imported vehicles of the Chinese brands, having no interest and seeing no motivation to localize their production in Russia, which could load the Russian component industry with additional orders either. According to analysts, some eastern brands that have come to Russia are experiencing the spare part shortages, as well as the automotive service centers having difficulties while ordering parts for maintenance and repair".

AVTOVAZ opens the doors!

JSC AVTOVAZ, the largest manufacturer of passenger cars and the leader of the Russian market, announces the launch of an industrial tourism program. The development of the program is carried out as part of the implementation of the tasks of Russian President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, set by him on February 29 in his Address to the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, on the popularization of Russian industry and in-depth career guidance for youth. As part of a single program, tourists arriving in Togliatti will have the opportunity to visit the enterprise museum, which has a record number of cars and exhibits, as well as press production, the LADA Granta welding line, which is 83% robotic, assembly lines No. 5 Granta or No. 1 Vesta (depending on availability and production plan on the day of the tour) and personally take part in testing new cars, confirming their high quality. The program ends with a visit to the panoramic balcony on the 24th floor of the plant management building, the highest point in Tolyatti. "Our common desire is that AVTOVAZ today can be visited by everyone, every schoolchild or student who is thinking about their career," said Maxim Sokolov, President of JSC AVTOVAZ – We are glad to open the doors of production, where you can fully understand the features of the production of new cars, feel the power of Russian industry, see the high level of robotization and decent working conditions at our enterprise. At the initial stage of the industrial tourism project, we expect to receive one group of tourists once a week, and outside of this schedule we constantly host career guidance events for schoolchildren and students from all over the country. AVTOVAZ is always happy to have guests!".

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