5 Mar 2012 14:54

AvtoVAZ ups auto sales 33% in Feb

MOSCOW. March 5 (Interfax) - Russia's largest automaker OJSC AvtoVAZ increased automobile sales 32.7% year-on-year to 43,300 vehicles in February, a company statement says.

However, the company's sales were down 7.3% year-on-year at 75,900 autos for January-February.

February sales included Lada Priora - 10,027 (+12%), Lada Kalina - 8,217 (-15.1%), Lada Granta - 5,618, Lada Samara - 5,262 (-22.3%), Lada 4X4- 3,952 (+1.2%) and Lada 2104/2105/2107 - 3,685 (-61.9%).

The company exported 10,251 Lada cars in January-February, including 6,600 in February.

Sales of "classic" Lada models declined for the eighth month in a row after Russia stopped issuing certificates for the car scrappage program.