VIS-AVTO ( rus, ВИС-АВТО), originally called VAZInterServices ( rus, ВАЗинтерСервис), is a Russian company owned by
AvtoVAZ and focused on the manufacturing of
Lada-based
light commercial vehicle
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s and vehicle conversion. A
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company of VAZInterServices, called also VAZInterServices or VIS ( rus, ВИС), specialises in auto parts and is controlled by United Automotive Technologies. Both VIS-AVTO and VIS are headquartered in
Tolyatti,
Samara Oblast.
History
VAZInterServices was founded in 1991 to produce parts for
Lada cars and a
pick-up truck based on them. In 2003, the company became part of the
SOK Group. In 2008, the Russian government took control of VAZInterServices and other SOK Group assets by force. In 2010, the control of VAZInterServices was transferred from AvtoVAZ to
United Automotive Technologies, a holding company focused on supplying other manufacturers, after it acquired a majority of SOK Group's VIS-Trust group, which included VAZInterServices. In 2011, AvtoVAZ bought VAZInterServices' vehicle manufacturing division. By 2013, it mostly finished the process of merging
PSA Bronto into VAZInterServices, renaming it VIS-AVTO.
From October 2014 to April 2015, VIS-AVTO assembled the
Lada Niva Urban for its parent AvtoVAZ. In 2021, it began producing a Bronto-badged
Lada Niva Legend
The Lada Niva Legend, formerly called the Lada Niva, VAZ-2121, VAZ-2131, and Lada 4×4 (russian: link=no, ВАЗ-2121, ВАЗ-2131, Лада Нива), is a series of four-wheel drive, small (hatchback), and compact (wagon and pickup) off-road c ...
. VIS-AVTO and AvtoVAZ partnered on production, with the former taking charge of main assembly and the latter of welding and painting.
VIS operates as a supplier of auto parts, mainly for AvtoVAZ.
, it is one of the nine companies of the United Automotive Technologies group.
Operations
Since starting operations in 1991, VIS-AVTO has produced commercial vehicles (pickup trucks and vans) based on the
Lada 2105
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and
Lada 2107 (VIS-2345, VIS-23452, VIS-23454, VIS-234500-30);
Lada Samara (VIS-1705, VIS-1706, VIS-2347, VIS-23472); others. , it produces commercial vehicles of up to 720 kilogrames payload based on the
Lada Granta and
Lada Largus, as well as Bronto-badged variants of the Lada Niva. Its Tolyatti plant has buildings covering 9,440 m
2 and can modify about 3,500 vehicles per year.
VIS also has a plant in Tolyatti. , it had 971 employees.
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Gallery
File:VIS and Gazelle pickups comparison.jpg, VIS and Sobol pickups comparison.
File:VIS-234500.jpg, VIS-234500
File:VIS-234500-30.JPG, VIS-234500-30
File:VIS-234700-30.jpg, VIS-234700-30
File:VIS-234900-40 (front view).jpg, VIS-234900-40
File:VIS-294601 firetruck.jpg, VIS-294601
References
External links
VIS official web site
{{Automotive industry in Russia
Truck manufacturers of Russia
Companies based in Samara Oblast
AvtoVAZ
Coupé utilities
Cars of Russia
Russian brands
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