Iconic Russian car maker reportedly forced to halt production due to Western sanctions

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Iconic Russian car maker reportedly forced to halt production due to Western sanctions

Iconic Russian car maker reportedly forced to halt production due to Western sanctions

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The factory for the homegrown Lada car has reportedly placed thousand of workers on leave, a stoppage once considered "unthinkable,"
It's just the latest disruption for a Russian economy "beginning to feel the bite of sanctions the West imposed on Moscow" after President Vladimir Putin ordered an invasion of neighboring Ukraine, the Journal reports. Over 20 percent of AvtoVAZ's parts are brought in from outside Russia, said sources familiar with the matter.

"If trade stops, AvtoVAZ stops," said a former company board member. "Putin knows that he can't do it by himself." The ex-member added that it could take months or perhaps years to restart production without French car maker Renault SA, who now owns AvtoVAZ.

That in mind, Russia would be facing a "new-vehicle shortage if car makers like AvtoVAX remain paralyzed." Lada is the country's only native brand with "significant market share," and is also "part of Russia's national psyche," similar to General Motors for the U.S., the Journal writes.

"They still need to move, whether the country is at war or not," Thomas Besson, an analyst at brokerage firm Kepler Cheuvreux told the Journal. "That still requires someone to make the cars.""

with other words Muscovy can´t even the buckets produce anymore , qestion is for how long can pootler run his bizarre show ...

 

[Litwin]

 

[TomFitz]

The Lada came to being as a deal between the Brezhnev government and the Italians.

Fiat built an entire auto plant to make the Fiat 124 under license. Which it has done ever since.

They did develop their own small SUV, the very sturdy and utilitarian Neva.

Now they’re building Renaults (cars that you would recognize here as Nissans).

 

[Litwin]

Now they’re building Renaults (cars that you would recognize here as Nissans).

not anymore , they return back to the buckets

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[Litwin]

They aren’t sanctions. They’re special economic operations😆.​

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[TomFitz]

not anymore , they return back to the buckets
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I didn’t know that.

The Fiat based Lada was an improbable choice from the beginning. It was a Fiat 124 built under license. At the time the 124 was a world class car. A well regarded sports sedan, often mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 2002 and the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. It has independent rear suspension, and a dual overhead valve engine. Advanced for a production car at the time. I always wondered why they didn’t work with the Italians to develop a unique car, one with sturdiness, and durability in the face of harsh weather conditions.

 

[Checkerboard Strangler]

I didn’t know that.

The Fiat based Lada was an improbable choice from the beginning. It was a Fiat 124 built under license. At the time the 124 was a world class car. A well regarded sports sedan, often mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 2002 and the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. It has independent rear suspension, and a dual overhead valve engine. Advanced for a production car at the time. I always wondered why they didn’t work with the Italians to develop a unique car, one with sturdiness, and durability in the face of harsh weather conditions.

"The Soviets replaced the rear drums with aluminum ones, thinking aaaa-HA, the West never thought of THAT! There's a reason though...aluminum has all the braking properties of..................
...CHEESE."

---Jeremy Clarkson

 

[Litwin]

I didn’t know that.

The Fiat based Lada was an improbable choice from the beginning. It was a Fiat 124 built under license. At the time the 124 was a world class car. A well regarded sports sedan, often mentioned in the same breath as the BMW 2002 and the Triumph Dolomite Sprint. It has independent rear suspension, and a dual overhead valve engine. Advanced for a production car at the time. I always wondered why they didn’t work with the Italians to develop a unique car, one with sturdiness, and durability in the face of harsh weather conditions.

They aren’t sanctions. They’re special economic operations. Stay strong Ukraine!🇺🇦

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[Litwin]

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