GM-AVTOVAZ JV and Peugeot Citroën Automobiles signed a license agreement providing for the JV a right to equip the Next Generation Chevrolet NIVA cars with PSA Peugeot Citroën EC8 gasoline engine (1.8 liter, 135 hp with the torque of 170 Nm).
Similar engines are used for several Peugeot and Citroën models since March 2013. Production of PSA EC8 engines will be localized in the SEZ “Togliatti”, Samara region.
The project will be implemented by LLC “AZ Powertrain” (ZVD together with AVTEC Ltd., which is a well-known manufacturer of powertrains in India).
Start of production of the Next Generation Chevrolet NIVA is slated for December 2015.
