OREANDA-NEWS. On 06 August 2009 was announced, that Russia can remain without domestic cars. The largest auto enterprise of the country - Tolyatti "AutoVAZ" - has stopped conveyors and has sent workers on the compelled vacation. How idle time of the Russian auto concern will be reflected in Murmansk consumers.

In shops "AutoVAZ" unusual silence. More than hundred thousand workers are sent in holiday. The administration promises - without money the personnel does not remain. During the compelled idle time by all it will be paid 2/3 from wages. On preliminary data work is stopped for a month. One of the reasons of a suspension of manufacture, the concern management names faults c deliveries of spare parts.

The chairman of the primary trade-union organisation of Open Society "AutoVAZ" Nikolay Karagin speaks: "At factory now there were no mass reductions. I hope, as will not be, at least - they are not planned. An overall objective, a problem - preservation of workplaces, employment preservation".

Whether idle time of the Tolyatti shops will affect polar consumers? Despite of everything, demand for the Russian cars in region is stable. Only in Murmansk every month buy about hundred new domestic auto. They are accessible under the price and as the manufacturer - better quality steels assures. The preferential system of crediting works also.

At present in the Polar region leaders of sales of the Harmony "Priora", "Guelder-rose" and also "VAZ" of 15th model. So official dealers - suspensions of shops are not afraid. At present it is a lot of cars. Fifty persons of the personnel without work do not remain in the near future.

The director of Open Company "Olympus auto" Evgenie Abramov has assured a motor show of "Harmony": "At present in warehouses at the dealer of" VAZ "enough of cars to provide on one and a half month steady demand for the given cars".

Cars will suffice in any case. One of these days from Tolyatti the new party of Russian "Guelder-roses" and "Prior" should come.

If in the Polar region the domestic car industry for any reasons is still demanded, according to Association of the European business, as a whole on the country to buy the Russian cars became more rare. In comparison with last year sales volumes have fallen almost to 50 %. In reply to market requirements, manufacturers stop conveyors. After employees "AutoVAZ" workers of six more Russian car factories will go to the compelled holiday.