Aurus will be assembled in UAE

18 February 2019

At IDEX exhibition in Abu Dhabi today signed an agreement to build Russian premium car Aurus

The first day of the international defence exhibition IDEX in Abu Dhabi (UAE) marked not only the premiere in the Gulf countries, the premium Russian brand Aurusbut signing with the Foundation of the defense, security and development (DSDF) local company Tawazun.
According to "Kommersant" while the Emiratis will limit myself to a screwdriver Assembly, and the main goal of the project will be the promotion of the brand Aurus in the Middle East and North Africa.

Monumental radiator Aurus inspired by the image of Stalin's ZIS-115 

The head of the Ministry of industry and trade Denis Manturov said today that: "In accordance with the signed agreement the Fund Tawazun will receive a share of 36% in LLC "Aurus" and reinvestiruet to the company a total of €110 million over the next three years. These funds will be invested in organizing full scale production car Aurus, in their localization, as well as in the development of distribution in international markets. The agreement also provides that the Fund Tawazun will be the General distributor of the model line Aurus in the Middle East and North Africa". According to him the prototype of the SUV Aurus Komendant will be ready by March 2019. Recall that the world premiere of the brand Aurus is expected in the near 89th Geneva motor show on 5 March this year.

Aurus Senat Sedan S600

The name of Aurus has become the official trading brand of the project "unified modular platform" (formerly known as "Tuple"). A project commissioned by the Ministry of industry and trade carried out since 2013, in US. The initial investment amounted to ₽12.4 billion, the first phase of which envisaged the creation of the armored limousine for the President of the Russian Federation, and also sedans accompany the first persons of the state.

Limousine Aurus Senat L700

This part officially ended when the limousine was in involved President Vladimir Putin on 7 may 2018 at the ceremony of his inauguration.

The instrument panel Senat S600

The second phase involves replenishing line of cars on a single modular platform (EMP) in addition to sedan and limousine, minivan also (Ersenal) and SUV (Komendant), which will be designed for replacement service fleet civil servants of high rank, and for commercial implementation. The site is designed for up to 200 cars a year and with a maximum load capacity it is possible to produce 220-250 cars with bodies of four different types. The third phase of the project, bringing annual output up to 5,000 cars a year, will start in mid-2020, when mass production of cars Aurus would be deployed to the production site of "SOLLERS" in the technological cluster Alabuga.

Interior Aurus Senat S600

The Minister Denis Manturov also noted that one of the goals of the project is the development of the brand and the complete departure from the use of the name "Tuple" and "a single modular platform" with whom the project still is associating a number of media.
A Memorandum of intent DSDF to enter into a joint venture with LLC "Aurus" according to "Kommersant" was signed in July last year at the meeting of the intergovernmental Commission on economic cooperation with the UAE. At the moment, according to "SPARK-Interfax", LLC "Aurus" belongs to US 3/4 full, and the remaining ¼ part of the stock is owned by the Group "SOLLERS", Vadim Shvetsov owned. The final parameters of the deal had to be agreed before the end of 2018. Minister Manturov was the possibility of downgrading the shares of the US to the level of about 60%, and the Group "SOLLERS", respectively, to 5%. According to sources, "b" company Tawazun will be included in the SP that is on the previously agreed terms. In addition, the agreement with Tawazun, provides that the Assembly of motor vehicles Aurus on the capacity of the company is also allowed in the other countries of the Middle East..