ChechenAvto

ChechenAvto (Chechen: ChechenAuto) (Russian: Чеченавто) is a Chechen automobile manufacturer based in Argun, Chechen Republic. The Company was originally established as a machine-building plant in 1960 and its acquired its current status in 2008. It was known as Pishchemash until 1991, and was part of the Malyshev Factory industrial group.^[3]

ChechenAvto

Industry	Joint-stock company
Headquarters	Argun , Chechnya, North Caucasus
Revenue	$41.9 million[1] (2017)
Operating income	$4,388[1] (2017)
Net income	$3,514[1] (2017)
Total assets	$5.63 million[1] (2017)
Total equity	$7,644[1] (2017)
Owner	Ministry of Property and Land Relations of the Chechen Republic[2]

The first vehicles came out of the plant in 2009, but it was closed the following year for modernization, with production resuming in 2011.^[4] The yearly output was initially projected at 50,000 vehicles,^[4] but only 6,700 cars were produced in 2016.^[5] In 2014 it was reported that cars produced in the plant have a poor reputation for quality, which is said to be lower compared to AvtoVAZ cars manufactured elsewhere.^[6]

Production

• Lada Priora^[4]
• Lada Granta^[7]
• Chaborz M-3 military buggy^[8]