OREANDA-NEWS. Izhevsk plant has no plans to either reduce or hire employees, as it achieved practically optimal staffing levels. The company representative informed about it the agency "Interfax".

"We has no plans to reduce the staff in the plant, and they are not even considered," - he said but he did not exclude that the number of employees may be reduced gradually due to the growth of labor productivity. However, it will not be associated with active management actions to reduce the plant personnel. "There are no personnel reduction programs. Car plant has no plans to reduce staff, "- said the representative of "IzhAvto", who is cited by the agency" Finmarket”. 

He also noted that currently 5.4 thousand people work on the Izhevsk car plant and it is almost optimal size for the fulfillment of the tasks now, so there is no issue to increase the staff. "Intentionally we do not plan any increase or reduce. We are close to the optimal contingent,"- said the spokesman of the plant.

In 2015, Izhevsk plant plans to produce 106,000 cars, which is more 1.4 times than the last year. This figure includes models Nissan Sentra, Nissan Tiida, Lada Granta Liftback, Lada Vesta, Lada Granta sedan for persons with disabilities, as well as ordinary sedan Lada Granta, which the company produces periodically in the presence of market needs.