In spring 2015 year OAO Avtovaz intends to reduce the order of 1100 managers and specialists, reports Interfax. The first layoffs have already started March 10, the process will continue until May 15. Staff offer to leave by agreement of the parties, on the grounds of their payments, while those who will leave his post early, will receive compensation in a larger size: dismissal before April 15 — four salary after this date is three.
A new wave of contractions continued large-scale process optimization, announced more than a year ago the head of AVTOVAZ Bo Andersson. Then it was assumed that out of 66 thousand employees Togliatti auto giant will be fired every tenth, i.e. spending cuts will amount to about 6500-7000 people. However, according to official data of AVTOVAZ, only in 2014 with the company resigned 14 400 people (however, this number includes not only the downsizing, and layoffs at his own request, for violations, and so on). The press service of the automobile argue that in 2015 layoffs are planned.
It should be noted that according to the results of the February 2015 year Avtovaz reduced sales by 23% compared with the same period in the year 2014, but due to the general collapse of the Russian auto market, its share has even increased and amounted to 19.3%. In absolute figures, this is the most popular car 23639 of which became Lada Granta (almost half sold machines). The cheapest cost Grant now buyer at 331600 rubles.