LADA Vesta is ready to conquer North Africa

LADA Vesta is ready to conquer North Africa 05.05.2016 16:41

After a series of steps by the European WTCC Touring World Championship goes to the African continent - the Russian team LADA SPORT ROSNEFT will perform on May 6-8 at the WTCC fourth stage in Morocco.

This year the route in Marrakech will be new to all the drivers WTCC - temporary urban track which held the World Touring race in 2009, was seriously renovated and transformed into a semi-permanent track, the race track configuration has changed dramatically. Cirsuit Moulay El Hassan became shorter (2971 km), and now it's the shortest track on the calendar at the World Touring. Pilots will have to drive 21 laps in the opening race and 22 - in the main race. The configuration has become less direct, more turns, and there are more opportunities for overtaking, which will undoubtedly make the event more spectacular and intense contact fight.

In the previous round of the WTCC in Hungary (22-24 April), the Russian team has achieved one of the best results in the history of LADA SPORT performances in the World Turinge - all three teams entered the car in the top 6 at the end of the race to open (N. Katsburg - 3rd place, Mr. . Tarquini - 5th place, H. Shuttlecock - 6th place). Car LADA Vesta from the very beginning of the season-2016 consistently demonstrates increased speed, stability and competitiveness.

Stage Championship WTCC World Touring in Morocco is important for LADA brand, not only from the sporting point of view - North Africa has always been important in the list of promising export markets for AvtoVAZ.

For the Dutch pilot LADA SPORT ROSNEFT Nick Katsburga stage in Morocco will be the first in his career touring (Nick joined the team in June of last year). Italian Gabriele Tarquini won on Moroccan road in 2010, but for Hugo Volan stage in Marrakech has a special significance - it is here that the young Frenchman won his first WTCC podium: in 2014 he was third in the second stage of the race.

Schedule broadcasts round of the WTCC in Morocco: 7 May (Saturday) LIVE Qualifying - 18.00 (MSK), Eurosport 2 May 8 (Sunday) Qualifications (repeat) - 13.00 (MSK), Eurosport Opening LIVE race - 14.00 (MSK), Eurosport Home Race LIVE - 18.45 (MSK), Eurosport 

LADA interested in Vietnamese Market.

AvtoVAZ is negotiating with Vietnamese companies about the organization of deliveries of LADA cars in this country.

Information about this with reference to RIA "Novosti" has appeared on the portal "Lada Club". Citing Russia's trade representative in Vietnam Maxim Golikova, auto writes that by the Vietnamese companies and agencies rather large interest was the signing of a free trade agreement, as well as the ensuing signing of a protocol on the establishment of assembly plants in Vietnam. Of particular interest are in Vietnamese companies supply LADA cars.

So, Golikov said: "It is believed that these projects can become a leader in the field of increasing the localization of the automotive industry in Vietnam Given the devaluation of the ruble is marked interest in the supply of new cars to the Russian AvtoVAZ.".

Also, Russia's trade representative in Vietnam said that between AvtoVAZ and a number of Vietnamese companies is going exploratory talks. "This issue is not a simple trade - need to have a partner in Vietnam, which will provide research and marketing, and to create a dealer network, and provide after-sales service. It must be experienced and skilled in this field, "- said Golikov.

Press service of AVTOVAZ commented update information Granta and Kalina

April 25, 2016 Nicolas Mora held a meeting with members of the auto giant in the format of "Top 500". At the last event, speaking about the company's product line, the president of AvtoVAZ, among other things, said the need to upgrade the line Granta and Kalina car, as "AvtoSreda" wrote earlier. Information confirmed by sources edition of " Park Gagarin ", were present at the event.

The press service of AVTOVAZ "AvtoSrede" made ​​it clear that, while in the current position for a short time, Nicolas Moore did not plan to denote the strategic plans of the company in any directions. On this basis, according to "AvtoSredy", touching upon the update models, Nicolas Moore, probably intended to indicate the need for this. The last to date versions of the model range LADA development strategy designated release dates restyled version of Granta and Kalina models at the end of 2016 and mid-2017, respectively. These data "AvtoSreda" resulted in a previous publication as alleged. At the current date, these dates are not confirmed AvtoVAZ press-service.