OREANDA-NEWS. GM-AvtoVAZ began the production of Chevrolet Niva of all configurations with an extended "security package".

As the press-service of the joint venture informed, from July 1st for configurations GL, GLC and LE + the existing "security package" will be complemented with a three-point safety belt of the third (middle) passenger on the rear seat, Isofix system with improved design for the installation of child restraints in the back seat and signaling driver Seat belt. Additionally, the design of backs and the rear seat mounting brackets to hold the cargo in the luggage compartment were changed completely. These improvements, including ABS, are available for complete sets L, LC and LE.

The recommended retail price of updated configurations of Chevrolet Niva will be: L - 585 thousand rubles, LC - 625 thousand rubles, GL - 657 thousand rubles, LE - 667 thousand rubles, GLC - 691 thousand rubles, LE+ - 704 thousand rubles. However, prices for cars produced before June 28th, 2016, increased by 4 thousand Rubles, due to the rising costs of components and external factors.

At the same time up to August 31st, 2016 it was prolonged the parc renovation program of wheeled vehicles, which allows individuals and legal entities to buy Chevrolet Niva on favorable terms. Discount for recycling and trade-in programs is 75 thousand rubles. The program involves all of GM-AVTOVAZ authorized dealers in Russia.

As previously reported by "AUTOSTAT", for the first five months of 2016 sales of Chevrolet Niva in the Russian market were 11,672 vehicles (+ 0.2%). As a result, the SUV from GM-AVTOVAZ took the third place in terms of sales in the SUV segment after Renault Duster and Toyota RAV4, ahead of LADA 4x4.