The Russian car manufacturer AvtoVAZ has decided to temporarily stop the production lines of Lada cars, as there are no deliveries of parts due to previously imposed Western sanctions, writes Bild..

Employees of the plant in Togliatti will be sent on mandatory leave. Preliminary it will last three weeks - until the beginning of June..

Last year, AvtoVAZ stopped production several times due to lack of components.. According to the results of 2022, sales of Lada cars fell by 46%.

According to Russia's statistical data, the Russian auto industry is one of the sectors of the Russian economy most affected by the sanctions.. Over the year, the Russian market for passenger cars and commercial vehicles decreased by 62.1% to 41,851 units. in February 2023. This is 68,590 cars less compared to sales in February 2022..

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