It gradually reduces the production and sale of cars "Volga" - over the past year, Russia had bought more than 34,610 of these machines, and abroad - to 5,424 cars, a decline in sales compared with the year 2006 amounted to 21,6%. But in financial terms the loss was only 9% due to the published market "Volga" with an updated interior and engine Chrysler. The company bets on its new model - GAZ Siber, which will appear in showrooms in June 2008. Its production will begin March 28 at the Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, and by the end of the year will come off the assembly line of about 20 thousand copies, and in 2009 - about 40 thousand. In the future output of the new model will be governed by market requirements (design capacity - 100 thousand cars Siber per year). GAZ Siber debut took place at the International Motor Show InterAuto in 2007, and until the last moment, until the car was uncovered in front of guests of the exhibition, the title and the car kept secret. Even at the time of his presentation interior of the car was not ready, so all the windows were tightly toned. In April 2006, GAZ Group acquired from Chrysler platform Chrysler Sebring and Dodge Stratus previous generation, on which was a new car. Work on the design has taken the British studio UltraMotive, Siber is fully adapted for use in the winter season and on Russian roads, which are known for their harshness - for this purpose have stiffer suspension and increased ground clearance. Note that the Chrysler Sebring, which was built on the basis of Siber, in late 2007 edition of Forbes was named one of the most "bad" cars. Another word for Americans is "a bucket of nuts." In the worst cars Top-known publications, he shared the leadership with the Dodge Nitro, Jeep Liberty, Dodge Caliber and Dodge Magnum. According to the GAZ Group, as standard Siber will include 2.0-liter 141-hp engine, air conditioning, 2 airbags, ABS, traction control Traction Control, halogen headlamps with delayed disconnection and adjustable levels, power steering, adjustable steering column , power driver seat, adjustable in 8 directions, stereo system with 6 speakers and amplifier, heated and folding electric mirrors, rear view mirror with automatic dimming, full-sized spare wheel and fog lights. The cost of such a vehicle is estimated at $ 18,000. In addition, the company will offer versions with automatic transmissions and engines in 2.4 and 2.7 liters, but their price has been $ 25 000. To organize the production Siber plant literally rebuilt again - were built new, modern plant for welding and assembly of vehicles, equipment taken from the Chrysler assembly plant in Michigan, modernized painting complex «Haden-2" for the advanced world standards body painting. Assembly will be engaged in work, training of qualified last in the factories of Chrysler and Magna Steyr, where they were trained in all operations of the production car under the direction of their foreign counterparts. At the factory introduced a new system of quality build-to-analog Chrysler plants in the U.S. and Austria. Representatives of Chrysler will personally monitor the quality of the production at GAZ Siber, so that each instance was released to high standards of quality the world automobile industry. Hardware will be supplied by companies Magna, Automotive Lighting, Fecosa and others, engines and transmissions will be supplied by Chrysler. Localization in Russia will only be made while maintaining or improving the quality of the components. For sales GAZ Siber creates new sales, service and after-sales service. It will be sold in Russia in more than 70 dealerships by GAZ Group. The first 500 GAZ Siber falling into the showrooms of car centers, and will be used for staff training and will become official vehicles at the plant. Autumn GAZ Group plans to deploy a huge advertising campaign to promote a new model to the masses, which is planned to allocate about $ 13 million. It remains only to guess what it will be for the car and how it shows itself on Russian roads, will be whether the quality of forward-looking statements, and the more the price, what feedback it receives from the first owners, and what successes await him in the market - time will tell. Gaz Siber Chrysler Sebring
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