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23.08.19
LADA Granta Drive Active – production launch

LADA announces the expansion of the most popular in Russia LADA Granta family. The production of the sedan in the Drive Active version was launched. The car is created for fans of energetic driving style. Short-stroke suspension of sports type from LADA Sport allows to reduce rolls and improves steerability in high speed turns. Anatomical front seats with developed lateral support increase comfort and a sense of connection with the car. Design of LADA Granta Drive Active is created in accordance with “X-graphics”, branded LADA DNA and emphasizes the sports character of the model. Specially shaped bumpers, sill fairings and spoiler on the trunk – laconic and distinctive features appeared after wind-tunnel test. Style-forming exterior details are emphasized with red moldings on bumpers. The same bright color is used in interior trim: the leather steering wheel braid is decorated with red stitching, bright inserts are used in seat upholstery and the instrument cluster got red lighting.
In terms of style LADA Granta Drive Active has something in common with the LADA Vesta Sport – chrome pipe exhaust system was borrowed from the “older” model. Light alloy wheels are made in the similar style, which pattern of spokes is added by black lacquer and diamond polishing. In total, 28 new parts and assemblies are applied in LADA Granta Drive Active.
LADA Granta Drive Active will be produced with two variants of powertrain: a 1.6-liter engine making 106 HP and with manual or automated manual transmissions. Just a remind that in the LADA Granta family AMT received the “Sport” mode, in which both the engine and the gearbox operate in a special dynamic algorithm. The basic trim level of LADA Granta Drive Active will include air conditioning and audio system. The prices and the date of sales start will be announced later.
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Mikhail Ryabov has been appointed Executive Vice-President for Vehicle Production and Supply Chain Management, he previously served as Vice-President for Vehicle Production. He succeeds Ales Bratoz, who has held this position since September 2016.
Mr. Ryabov was born in 1963. He graduated from Samara State Technical University with a degree in Mechanical Engineering. He has been working for AVTOVAZ since 1986. He began his carrier as a mechanical assembly operator. Then he worked as supervisor, head of section, deputy head of shop, head of shop, senior supervisor and program director. From 2010 to 2012 – Director of the B0 Platform Vehicle Project. From 2012 to 2014 – Vice-President for Products and Programs. From February 2014 he worked as General Director of “LADA Izhevsk” LLC; from November 2018 he worked as AVTOVAZ’s Vice-President for Vehicle Production.
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Marc Dardanelli born 1966 has been appointed as Vice-President for Supply Chain Management. He replaces Paul Miller, who has worked in this position since May 2016.
Prior his appointment to AVTOVAZ, Marc Dardanelli held the position of Alliance Global Director of Supply Chain in Europe. Since 1990, Mr. Dardanelli has worked in various positions in logistics, supply chain and manufacturing; alternatively plant and corporate of Groupe Renault. He worked in Russia 2012-2017 as Renault Supply Chain Director first then took over Nissan Logistics as of 2015.
President of JSC “AVTOVAZ” Yves Caracatzanis thanked Mr. Bratoz and Mr. Miller for their work in the Company. “Ales and Paul joined AVTOVAZ in difficult times, when our Company needed emergency measures to overcome the crisis. I thank both of them for their huge work and contribution to the achievement of the initial steps of our mid-term plan. I also wish Mikhail Ryabov and Marc Dardanelli success. With their professionalism, they will strongly contribute to the execution of the mid-term plan and the development of AVTOVAZ and the LADA Brand”.
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Tesla Drops Deposit Fee To $100

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by Johnna Crider

Tesla Drops Deposit Fee To $100

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October 18th, 2019 by Johnna Crider

Tesla has dropped its deposit fee from $2,500 to $100. Also important to note, the previous $1,000 and $2,500 deposit fees were fully refundable, but the $100 deposit is nonrefundable.

CNBC says that, “The order fee means that Tesla will make money every time a person places an order, even if they decide not to move forward with their purchase — no matter why they decided to bail.” (Yes, that is the definition of a nonrefundable fee.)

To be honest, I don’t think this is a bad thing at all. Let’s look at it from the point of view of a business. A business is meant to do one major thing: thrive. In order for it to thrive, it must survive. For this to happen, the business needs money to build itself up, create products to sell, sell them, and so on. Fully refundable deposits can send incorrect signals, create false expectations, and complicate Tesla’s operations. A nonrefundable deposit (which is what Tesla used to use), even if much smaller (it was previously much higher), is an actual commitment. Not that many people are going to give away $100, so they also won’t place an order without a genuine commitment or plan to buy the product.

Let me explain it in another way. I will use myself as an example. I am a “wire artist,” someone who makes jewelry with wire, be it copper, silver, or gold. These metals can get quite costly, especially gold. Then add in the cost of the mineral or gemstone — you won’t be looking at the sales numbers Tesla sees, but depending on what someone orders, it could be a $400 piece of jewelry that is handmade.

$400 is a lot for artists like me, and at least 25% of that will be the base cost — cost of the materials alone. Then there’s the work that goes into making the piece and shipping it. With Tesla, it has to pay employees.

So, when a customer places an order and then changes their mind, a business needs to have a plan in action. Personally, I charge full price upfront for my work and inform my customers that it’s non-refundable due to the cost of materials.

Now, let’s look at it again from the point of view of Tesla. The company has thousands of customers a week. Let’s imagine that out of every 1,000 orders, 10 are canceled. I am not sure what the exact number is, so I’m just guesstimating here. So, if 10 per 1,000 are cancelled and these 10 paid $2,500, then that could equate to $25,000 in cash Tesla would lose just from having to return deposits. [Editor’s note: With my new Tesla referral code, I have seen 8 people finalize a Tesla order and 3 place an order and then cancel it. Another 7 have placed an order and are yet to receive the car (and thus finalize the order) or cancel. That’s certainly not a scientific sample, but just as one data point, that’s a 27% cancel rate. If that’s anywhere near the norm, it must be quite a challenge for Tesla to manage when it so closely matches production with consumer demand.]

The best way to prevent those kinds of losses is to make it nonrefundable, and to do that, Tesla had to lower it. Remember, Tesla has to thrive–not just survive–but to thrive. The goal of anyone with a business is to prosper, yet people have this mentality that Tesla (and other businesses) must be bad because they make a lot of money. Some seem to give little to no thought about this. I see people all the time asking for Elon to give them a Tesla. If he did, Tesla wouldn’t make money.

On the plus side for customers, making the deposit only $100 makes it easier to get through the first step of buying a Tesla. $100 is still a lot to the average American working 2–3 part-time jobs and holding down a side business to survive — but it’s a lot more approachable than $2,500!

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Johnna Crider Johnna Crider is a Baton Rouge artist, gem and mineral collector, and Tesla shareholder who believes in Elon Musk and Tesla. Elon Musk advised her in 2018 to “Believe in Good.”

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