The president of AvtoVAZ, Maxim Sokolov, announced that the company is negotiating with Chinese automakers to launch production of cars under the Lada brand.

«We are in the negotiation process with several of the largest Chinese partners. We will give the Lada brand to new models that we will produce with our Chinese partners. At the same time, we are not going to mislead anyone and say that today this is a Chinese product, but taking into account the capabilities of "AvtoVAZ", its engineering center, where 3.5 thousand specialists work, we will be making big strides towards localizing this vehicle», - he said.

Chinese cars under the Lada brand are planned to be produced at three sites: in Izhevsk (where Vesta was previously produced), St. Petersburg (at the former Nissan factory), and also at the OJSC "Lada West Togliatti", where Niva Chevrolet was previously produced. «Three sites, three partners», - explained the president of «AvtoVAZ». He added that the negotiations are planned to be completed by the end of this year.

«We want to offer our customers the most modern products, some of which are not even certified in China itself. And this requires certain time. Certification usually takes nine months. And some additional certification of this model will be required in Russia. Therefore, it is possible to talk about the launch of the next models, but it will take time», - clarified Maxim Sokolov.