Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov launch a project on the organization of Sollers cars production

On November 26, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation - Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia Denis Manturov and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov launched a project on the organization of the car production under their own brand "Sollers" at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone.

Manturov and Minnikhanov inspected the basic versions of cars produced by «Sollers». In addition to commercial units, special purpose vehicles were presented: school buses, shuttle buses and ambulances. New Russian products were named «Atlant» and «Argo». It is planned to produce up to 30,000 cars per year. Minnikhanov emphasized that the republic is interested in cooperation with the Sollers company.

Director General of the Sollers Adil Shirinov informed about the key components planned for localization, work with domestic suppliers, and also demonstrated the version of the car on the electric motor, which Russian Deputy Prime Minister and Tatarstan President tested personally.

From 2023, a large-scale localization programme for the new line will start, which will include the production of diesel engines, stamping production, the localization of key e-components, chassis elements, and plastic products. The total investment in the new project will be more than 5 billion roubles.