OREANDA-NEWS. Sollers Group, whose main asset is the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant, intends to reach the last year‘s sales level in 2015, despite the fact the total automotive market may halve.  The company intends to maintain sales due to stable demand for the renewed UAZ Patriot, Deputy General Director of the Group Alexey Volodin said.

"We still have a backlog of about 10%, but the market as a whole decreased by 40% (in January-April). By the end of the year, we expect to catch up with sales due to new products that we added last year – the updated UAZ Patriot", - Za rulyom.RF quotes Mr. Volodin.

The top manager also expects stabilization of sales due to shift of the demand from foreign to domestic brands, parc replacement and preferential lending programs.