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The representative of the new budget family Volga Automobile Plant is already on the line - witness the "clandestine" pictures Sedan Lada 2190, received the working title of Low Cost - on behalf of the category, which denotes a global automotive economy-class model.

Externally, the car reminds Kalina Priora front and in profile. Incidentally, the similarity with the latter can be easily explained - in order to save the car from the Kalina will share the platform, as well as some details, such as doors. For the same reason it was decided to abandon such things as electrical power, power windows, air conditioning, ABS and front passenger airbag - at least in the basic version of the car.

As previously reported, the sample has passed the technological processes in the paint shop and assembly complex Kalina and is now preparing for the tests.

According to vice president of products and programs AVTOVAZ South Demarchelier, the model should fill a market niche in the mainstream segment of the market of Russia, which is released after it will be removed from the production of VAZ "classic" and the family of Lada Samara. In his view, AvtoVAZ should hold a monopoly position in this segment. According to data provided in the program antikrizinoy AvtoVAZ, price positioning of this new model will be in the range from 200 to 250 thousand rubles.

As the director of the program budget car AUTOVASE Oleg Grunenkov, this project will not require significant investment due to the fact that it will be implemented on an existing platform.

"The platform chosen because Kalina meet future requirements of security, that would be made to the cars at the beginning of the release. Besides, we have nedozagruzhennye power on the line Kalina, which we will upload" - said Grunenkov.

It is planned that AvtoVAZ will produce three models of low-cost.

"First we will release the sedan because of its low cost, then we will hatch and the last - in the car station wagon, which will become the most expensive in this category, budget car" - said vice-president of strategy automaker Gregory Hvorostyanov.