OREANDA-NEWS. June 21, 2013. GM-AVTOVAZ JV announced the start of construction of new production facilities for wholly-owned subsidiary JV Systems LLC on the territory of the Special Economic Zone in Togliatti, Russia.

On November 16th, 2012, the JV System’s business plan was approved by the Expert Council on Industrial Production for Special Economic Zones at the RF Ministry of Economic Development.  Key aspects of the plan are: 

The total investment into the project is planned to reach USD209 mln.

Total area is 200,000 m2.

Designed capacity for the new production facilities is 120,000 bodies per annum, with production concentrating on the next generation of Chevrolet NIVA.

Production facilities include:

Press and Body Shops; 

Logistics center and production support facilities.

For design and construction of the new facilities, GM-AVTOVAZ has chosen JSC “Avtozavodstroy” (Togliatti) as general contractor.

The overall manufacturing layout and processes for the new facilities are being developed with involvement of and support from General Motors International Operations, which encompasses over 60 operations in 30 countries that have implemented GM manufacturing standards and systems.

Construction of production facilities for JV Systems LLC will start on June 14th, 2013.  Launch of Chevrolet NIVA New Generation is slated on December 2015.

Over 1,000 new jobs will be created by the new operations.

Today, JV Systems LLC is the largest project within the SEZ in Samara region.