Izh-Auto goes to 2 shifts
IZHEVSK. April 25 (Interfax) - Russian automaker OJSC Izh-Auto has begun moving assembly-line workers to a two-shift work schedule, the press service to the Udmurtian administration said.
"The production of VAZ and Izh automobiles is moving to a two-shift work regime. The VAZ welding shop began working two shifts April 20, the body-painting shop will begin April 25, and the VAZ automobile assembly shop and all other production subdivisions will begin May 10," a statement from the administration says.
There will be around 1,400 workers on the second shift in May, the press service said.
Increased output is behind the move to a second work-shift. The company will turn out 4,200 vehicles this month and should increase that to over 6,000 in May. Izh-Auto plans to achieve monthly production of 10,000 autos starting in June.
The plant can turn out some 116,000 automobiles per year, including 98,000 VAZ-2107s, VAZ-2104s, and Izh-27175s, along with 9,600 Renault and Nissan models and 8,300 Kias. It has been making the VAZ-2104 and IZh-27157 since last September.