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OREANDA-NEWS. Kaliningrad plant "Autotor" by the results of 2015 has produced 92.2 thousand cars, which is less by 50% than a year before (184,500 vehicles). The agency "AUTOSTAT" was informed by the press service of "Autotor Holding", by noting that the largest share in the total production (60%) was occupied by the cars of KIA, and the most popular models in the Kaliningrad assembly line were KIA cee'd and Sportage.

Recall that "Autotor" in the last year launched the production of nine new models and modifications of vehicles. Among the models of KIA – it is updated family KIA cee'd of the second generation, SUV KIA Sorento of the third generation, an updated representative sedan KIA Quoris, KIA Venga car of 2015. At the end of 2015 it was set on the conveyor a new model of Hyundai brand - Elantra, as well as it was launched the production of cars Hyundai i40 of 2015 model year. The line of produced at "Avtotor" cars BMW was replenished by X4 crossover, also it was started the production of the crossover BMW X6 of the new generation and BMW cars of updated 3rd Series.

The company operates currently in normal mode. Concerning the plans for 2016, as the press-service of "Autotor Holding" informed, everything will depend on further development of situation in the market. "The task for 2016 - is to ensure the production capacity not below the level of last year. This task will depend on the development of market factors that are affecting the volume of car sales and consequently on the production", - noted in the "Avtotor".

Annual plan of enterprise provides the production of new models and modifications of vehicles in 2016. Thus, in February of 2016 it was started the production of a new, fourth-generation business-class sedans KIA Optima at "Avtotor". And other updates of model range are planned, which will be announced later, according to the production schedule, informed the press service of "Autotor Holding".