The largest Russian producer of passenger cars AwtoWaz relieves 27.6 thousand. employees, more than a quarter of employees in order to fight magnifying the losses - the company reported on Thursday.The company maintains that the release of 36 thousand discussed. people, but the local union prepared a plan with a reduced number of redundancies, which was finally approved. AwtoWaz, which produces such Lada, employs a total of 110 thousand. people. The company is experiencing serious difficulties caused by decreasing demand for production in connection with the crisis. In the first half of this year produced 139.5 thousand. cars, a half less than the same period in 2008. 25 per cent stake in the Russian company is the French Renault.