The former Nissan Motor plant, now "Lada St. Petersburg," is assembling Chery Tiggo 7 Pro crossovers.
The "Avtopotok" Telegram channel, citing its sources, notes that the cars roll off the assembly line without emblems or nameplates. That is, they can be affixed to the new cars from any other car brand.
Assembly is done using the large-unit assembly method. Subframes and components with suspension, engine, and gearbox are brought to Russia, and workers assemble and bolt on the wheels.
The fact that Chinese Chery agreed with AvtoVAZ to replace its compatriots from FAW at this plant was first revealed in September.
Earlier in April, the Chinese FAW Bestune T77 was produced under the Lada brand from this plant, called Lada X-Cross 5.
But the situation changed in September. According to insiders, it was then that trial Chery Tiggo 7 Pros were released from the assembly line under the Lada nameplate.
