The range of models produced by the domestic auto industry resembles a motley mosaic of different eras. For example, AvtoVAZ produces Granta, which is a direct descendant of Kalina from twenty years ago... At the same time, Iskra, which received the platform from the latest Logan, will soon see the light of day. And both cars will be produced in parallel! In Ulyanovsk, time has stopped altogether, since not a single body has been removed from the conveyor, and recently they even updated the production of the eternally young "loaf", which dates back to the UAZ-452 family, the same age as the first space flight. Finally, KAMAZ simultaneously shipped K3, K4 and K5 series trucks to customers, and there is almost a half-century difference between the "third" and "fifth"! And the veteran will continue to be produced, since the classic cargo truck continues to be in steady demand. Against this motley background, the desire of the Minsk Automobile Plant to curtail the production of quite successful second-generation buses in order to focus on the third generation looks unexpected. Vladimir Yanushko: "The main task facing the plant's team today is to complete the preparation of production and a complete transition to the production of the third generation from January 1, 2027. That is, all of our passenger vehicles will already be completely of the third generation! We are completing the transition period [when] we have [the production] of both 203, that is, the second generation, and 303, the third generation." Let us recall that the MAZ-303 is a completely low-floor bus, which the Minsk residents first presented at the turn of 2019-2020. On the other hand, the second series continues to make MAZ's main cash. Yes, it is almost 20 years old, but, for example, St. Petersburg orders exactly these buses, which are significantly cheaper than the "three hundred and third" family vehicles. Vladimir Yanushko: "Let's say this way, from the point of view of businessmen, that is, commercial sales, well, probably this is good, because, let's say so, there is a line, but from the point of view of the manufacturer, this is wrong. Therefore, we are currently optimizing our model range and ensuring this transition accordingly. This is still, let's say, a rather long period for our transition. I think that we will have to completely switch to the fourth generation in literally two years." A completely new factory building is currently being built for low-floor buses, which will double the production of buses - from one and a half to three thousand per year. Join "AUTO PLUS": Telegram: http://t.me/autoplustvru VKontakte: http://vk.com/autoplustvnews Zen: https://zen.yandex.ru/autoplusnews Rutube: https://rutube.ru/u/autoplusnews TikTok: / autoplustv Another channel with test drives and reviews: / autoplustv We are "AUTO PLUS" - a TV channel that broadcasts 24 hours a day. A TV channel of high automotive culture. We have the hottest and most detailed test drives, the latest news from the automotive world, exciting races, professional expert opinions and much more. #MAZ #MAZ303 #MAZ #MAZ303 #MAZ303T #MAZ303T #MinskAutomobilePlant #MinskAutomobilePlant #MAZbelarus #bus #trolleybus #bus #belarusianautoplants #belarusiancars #belarusiangoods #russianbuses #autoindustrynews #russianautoplants #russiancars #russiancarmarket #comtrans2024 #comtrans #urbantrans #urbantrans2024 #comtrans #comtrans2024 #autoplustv #wheelsnews