(http://media.il.edmunds-media.com/lada/niva/ns/lada_niva_f34_ns_32411_196.jpg) AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest domestic auto producer, is beginning to expand its global production capacity in South America and Africa. The automaker plans to resume shipments in June of vehicle kits to Egypt, where AvtoVAZ has assembled Lada cars since 2002. AvtoVAZ also is reported to be considering establishment of a production facility in Uruguay.
Source: AvtoVAZ Expands Outside Russia (http://www.insideline.com:80/car-news/avtovaz-expands-outside-russia.html)