ST. PETERSBURG, March 18. /TASS/. The AGR automobile plant has started shipping the new Solaris car brand to dealers, the press service of the Alarm-Motors Group of companies told TASS.

"The first batch of five-seat Solaris HS sedans in the Comfort + ADV build with 1.6-liter internal combustion engines and automatic gearboxes arrived at the Alarm-Motors Hyundai dealership in St. Petersburg," the press service said.

The price of Solaris HS cars will vary depending on the build, costing from 1.9 mln to 2.3 mln rubles ($20,700-25,000), the dealership informed.

Supplies of three other models of the make are expected soon: the Solaris HC crossover, the Solaris KRS sedan, and the Solaris KRX cross hatchback. Corporate accounts booked all the Solaris HS cars from the first batch.

"We expect to sell over 400 cars of this make this year but clear production dynamics at the brand’s plant in St. Petersburg will help us clarify our plans," CEO of Alarm-Motors Group Roman Slutsky said.

On February 22, AGR launched production on the Solaris at its plant in St. Petersburg.