OREANDA-NEWS. On July 20th Governor of Samara Region, Nikolai Merkushin, held a meeting with General Director of the joint venture GM-AvtoVAZ, Jeffrey Glover. The sides discussed the joint work on the completion of works on creation of the SUV Chevrolet NIVA of the second generation, informed the press office of the governor.

Jeffrey Glover said that he was confident that, despite the difficulties, the company would still be able to run the car into production: there are positive developments, and the team aims to complete the project. "This is a great car that will be in demand in Russia and the CIS countries”, - he said. – “Now we are testing it in Europe, and the results surpass our expectations. In addition, the launch of production of Chevrolet NIVA will create an additional 5 thousand of new jobs, including related companies”. Mr. Glover thanked the governor for support.