Since 2005, SeverstalAvto has been the owner of the ZMA (Russian: ЗМА, Завод малолитражных автомобилей) car factory in Naberezhnye Chelny, Russia.

February 11, 2010 an agreement was signed to establish on the basis of the plant "Sollers-Naberezhnye Chelny" joint venture to develop and produce cars between "Sollers" and the Italian company Fiat.

[6] It is expected that by the American company in the joint venture will be made to the Russian trading arm of Ford Motor Rus and Vsevolozhsk plant, from the "Sollers" - production capacity.

[8] April 27, 2012 "Sollers" and Mazda Motor Corporation signed an agreement to establish a 50:50 joint venture called Mazda-Sollers Manufacturing Rus(MSMR) in Vladivostok.

The Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe attended at the opening ceremony of the plant.

Called the Aurus Senat, the 4.4 litre V8 limousine was developed by the Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute (NAMI) in Moscow, and comes in two versions, the S600 and L700 (with this latter model intended for state officials).