Russia's passenger car production soared 68% in the first half of the year

The Russian data statistics agency ASM-Holding announced that data show that in the first half of 2011, the passenger car production in the Russian market reached 814,900, an increase of 68.1% compared to the same period of last year, and the truck output of the Russian market increased by 55.9% during the same period. To 93,800 vehicles.

According to statistics, AUTOVAZ, the largest automaker in Russia, produced 294,600 passenger cars in the first half of this year, an increase of 35.4% year-on-year, of which Volda’s flagship model, Lada Priora, accounted for 26% of total production. . The joint venture between General Motors and Volga in the United States produced 24,500 Chevrolet Niva SUVs in the first half of this year, which increased production by 48.8%.

In the first half of 2011, Volkswagen produced 55,000 passenger cars in Russia, an increase of 8% year-on-year; Hyundai Motor's plant in St. Petersburg produced 48,000 cars, which was put into operation in mid-January of this year.