More than 18 billion rubles will be invested in the UAZ site: Sollers S9 production began in Ulyanovsk

At the Ulyanovsk site, UAZ collected the first batches of a new full-size frame SUV Sollers S9. While the cars are undergoing quality control and running tests, and deliveries to dealers are planned to begin in December 2026.

Production of the new model was organized in the Park of New Technologies, located in the perimeter of the UAZ industrial complex. Machines are produced using full-cycle technology, and in the manufacture of bodies, stamped parts of their own production are used.

To launch the S9, the necessary production base was previously created at the site. Here earned a new press complex, there were lines of welding bodies and assembly of cars. Now in the first batches check the technological processes that will later be used in the serial production of the model.

The SUV should enter the market before the end of the year. Shipments to dealers are scheduled for December, at the same time the official start of sales is planned.

The Sollers S9 itself is based on the Sollers ST9 pickup. The company's engineers worked on the project together with a technological partner and specialists of Bauman MSTU.

Buyers are going to offer petrol and diesel versions. Both versions will be equipped with an 8-speed automatic transmission. A significant part of the components are planned to be produced in Russia - from the body and power units to elements of security systems, electronics, exterior and interior.

The launch of the S9 was part of a larger production development program. In the period from 2022 to 2027, Sollers plans to invest more than 38 billion rubles in new projects and expansion of the model range. More than 18 billion rubles of this amount is provided for the development of the UAZ industrial site in Ulyanovsk.