(Reuters) – Russia’s prime carmaker Avtovaz stated on Friday it will resume manufacturing of its best-selling Lada Granta mannequin from June 8, after partially halting manufacturing in March on account of a scarcity of digital elements due to Western sanctions on Moscow.

French auto big Renault (EPA:) struck a deal in Could to promote its majority stake in Avtovaz to a Russian science institute, reportedly for the symbolic sum of only one rouble, with a six-year choice to purchase it again.