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AvtoVAZ shuffles production amid Ukraine sanctions

Lada Izhevsk Renault 2022
Lada production at AvtoVAZ's factory in Izhevsk, Russia.  (Gleb Stolyarov/REUTERS)
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Reuters
August 04, 2022 08:47 AM

MOSCOW -- Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ said on Thursday it would move production of the Lada Vesta small car to its main site in Togliatti from its Izhevsk assembly plant, in a move which should allow it to retain Togliatti's 42,000-strong workforce.

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