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

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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

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based on them. In 2003, the company became part of the

SOK Group The SOK Group (russian: Группа «СОК») was a Russian holding company established in 1994 and based in Samara, Russia. Yuri Kachmazov was the group's president. The name SOK was originally an acronym for 'Samara Window Company'. History ...

. 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 United Automotive Technologies (russian: Объединенные Автомобильные Технологии, Ob"yedinennyye Avtomobil'nyye Tekhnologii) also known by its Russian-language initialism OAT, is a Russia-based automotive industry ...

, 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 PSA Bronto (russian: ПСА Бронто) was a Russian company focused on the production of special vehicles and SUVs. It was established in 1993 and closed in 2015. While in operation, it was closely associated with AvtoVAZ. The Bronto badging i ...

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

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. 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 and

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(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 The Lada Granta (russian: Ла́да Гра́нта) is a subcompact car developed by Russian automaker AvtoVAZ in collaboration with Renault, based on the Lada Kalina platform. Mass sales started in Russia on 1 December 2011. Additional produ ...

and

Lada Largus The Lada Largus is a compact estate car built by the Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ since 2012. It is essentially a rebadged version of the Renault-developed first generation Dacia Logan MCV and is produced as a joint project with Renault and Nissan ...

, as well as Bronto-badged variants of the Lada Niva. Its Tolyatti plant has buildings covering 9,440 m² and can modify about 3,500 vehicles per year. VIS also has a plant in Tolyatti. , it had 971 employees.

Gallery

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References

External links

VIS official web site
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