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Media: Hyundai St. Petersburg plant restarts assembly of Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio

St. Petersburg plant Hyundai, which since January 9th came out of downtime, has restarted the assembly of Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio cars. About it with reference to its sources reports the public

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Media: Hyundai St. Petersburg plant restarts assembly of Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio

St. Petersburg plant Hyundai, which since January 9th came out of downtime, has restarted the assembly of Hyundai Solaris and Kia Rio cars. About it with reference to its sources reports the public "Russian Car", according to which the enterprise is fully provided with vehicle kits for the production of about 2 thousand cars. The plant can produce about 20 thousand more cars if it finds a channel for the supply of electronic blocks, and the remaining 50 thousand require "more serious completion and stamping".
Earlier it became known that the enterprise "Hyundai Motor Manufacturing Rus" may begin production of Kia and Hyundai models, but under other brands, presumably Chinese. According to unofficial information, the eastern partners - GAC and Chery - have already been invited to the plant to familiarise themselves with the capacities and capabilities of the enterprise.
Recall that in December 2023, the interim board of directors of South Korean carmaker Hyundai Motor approved the sale of the plant in St. Petersburg to the Russian company Art Finance, which had previously acquired Volkswagen's facility in Kaluga. According to the statement, the parties are currently negotiating the specific terms of the deal. Nevertheless, Hyundai plans to continue to provide services in Russia for previously sold cars, the Prime news agency wrote. According to sources, the cost of the deal has been approved at the level of symbolic 140 thousand won (about 10 thousand rubles at the current exchange rate).
At the same time Hyundai Motor will retain the possibility of repurchase within two years. As Denis Manturov, Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation, said earlier, Art Finance as a potential owner of the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg is already working out together with industrial partners the possibility of restarting car production at this site as soon as possible. According to him, this should happen before the middle of 2024.

 

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Avtodom told about production plans at the former Mercedes-Benz plant

The company Avtodom, which in April last year acquired the Mercedes-Benz plant in the Moscow region, plans to produce 30 thousand cars at the plant in 2024. This was stated by Avtodom CEO Andrei Olkhovsky in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, adding that pilot assembly is currently...

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Avtodom told about production plans at the former Mercedes-Benz plant

The company Avtodom, which in April last year acquired the Mercedes-Benz plant in the Moscow region, plans to produce 30 thousand cars at the plant in 2024. This was stated by Avtodom CEO Andrei Olkhovsky in an interview with the Kommersant newspaper, adding that pilot assembly is currently underway at the plant. He did not disclose a possible industrial partner, but did not rule out the creation of a joint venture.
According to him, based on the design capacity of the plant of 30 thousand cars per year, the company plans to stay in the premium segment. Recall that in April 2023, Avtodom Group announced the closing of the acquisition of Russian assets of Mercedes-Benz.
It received the right to perform maintenance of Mercedes-Benz vehicles sold on the Russian market, including warranty and post-warranty support, to resume operations of Russian companies and shipments of spare parts from the central warehouse. The terms of the deal on acquisition of Russian assets of Mercedes-Benz by Avtodom Group are not disclosed. It is known that Mercedes-Benz has an option to buy back its assets in Russia within six years.

 

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UAZ increased vehicle production by 15% in 2023

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 2023 produced 39,453 cars - 15% more than a year before. This was reported to the agency

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UAZ increased vehicle production by 15% in 2023

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant in 2023 produced 39,453 cars - 15% more than a year before. This was reported to the agency "AUTOSTAT" in the press service of the enterprise, noting that it was also demonstrated the best sales result for the last four years. Thus, last year Russian UAZ dealers increased sales by 9% to 37,412 vehicles, according to the company. The highest volume came from the SGR family of commercial vehicles, whose result totaled 14,745 vehicles.
The flagship UAZ Patriot SUV was chosen by 11,853 buyers. Next come Profi light truck (5,198 vehicles) and Pickup (4,579 vehicles), and the traditional Hunter SUV is closing the top five with 1,037 vehicles. In addition, in 2023, 1,840 UAZ vehicles were sold on foreign markets, namely on the territories of CIS satellite states, in Asia, Africa, Middle East, South and Central America.

 

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Privileged vehicle loans for large families will come into effect in the Far East 10:56 - Social Bites

Large families in the Far East will have the opportunity to purchase domestic cars using preferential vehicle loans. This was reported by TASS Referring to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. "From today, we are ready to launch the preferential car purchasing program...

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Privileged vehicle loans for large families will come into effect in the Far East 10:56


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

Large families in the Far East will have the opportunity to purchase domestic cars using preferential vehicle loans. This was reported by TASS Referring to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov.

“From today, we are ready to launch the preferential car purchasing program for large families, especially in the Far East,” Manturov said at a meeting with Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.

Basic discount on a car, according to the terms of the preferential car loan program corresponds to: 20% of the cost (25% for those living in the Far East). Under these conditions, citizens will be able to buy Lada, UAZ, GAZ cars, cars of the Chinese brand Haval produced in the Tula region for up to 2 million rubles, as well as Evolute and Moskvich 3e electric cars (the discount on them reaches 35%, but not more than 925 thousand rubles) ).

In 2024, educational workers, healthcare institutions, participants and family members of SVO participants, as well as disabled citizens, will be able to purchase cars using the program. Extended families from the Far East will now be added to the list.

Previously reportedIt is predicted that the share of the Russian electric vehicle market may double in 2024.

 

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A Chinese SUV with 1200 hp will begin to be sold in Russia. 12:31 - Social Bites

The Chinese BYD Yangwang U8 SUV with a 1200 hp power plant will go on sale in Russia. In this respect reports "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" refers to the director of "Avilon Electro" Sergei Melyukh. “The SUV is equipped with a powerful 1200 hp engine and an innovative all-wheel drive system. "The…

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A Chinese SUV with 1200 hp will begin to be sold in Russia. 12:31


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

The Chinese BYD Yangwang U8 SUV with a 1200 hp power plant will go on sale in Russia. In this respect reports “Rossiyskaya Gazeta” refers to the director of “Avilon Electro” Sergei Melyukh.

“The SUV is equipped with a powerful 1200 hp engine and an innovative all-wheel drive system. “The mechanical, hydraulic and electronic control systems of this model are combined in a single intelligent system, allowing the BYD U8 to rotate 360 degrees on the spot,” he said.

According to him, the car will be sold in Russia at a price of 30 million rubles. The declared range of this car is 1 thousand km. BYD Yangwang U8 entered the Chinese market in September 2023. In terms of dimensions, it is comparable to the American Cadillac Escalade.

It was previously known which cars were price dropped In Russia in January.

 

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Chinese car brands that will come to Russia in 2023 are listed 13:09 - Social Bites

During the year, 19 new car brands from China officially entered the Russian market. In this respect reports RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Association of Automobile Dealers (ROAD). "Jaecoo, Jetour, Baic, Kaiyi, Voyah, Livan, Ora, Forthing, Skywell, SWM, Honqgi, Dongfeng, Li Xiang, Haima...

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Chinese car brands that will come to Russia in 2023 are listed 13:09


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

During the year, 19 new car brands from China officially entered the Russian market. In this respect reports RIA Novosti, citing the Russian Association of Automobile Dealers (ROAD).

“Jaecoo, Jetour, Baic, Kaiyi, Voyah, Livan, Ora, Forthing, Skywell, SWM, Honqgi, Dongfeng, Li Xiang, Haima, Jetta, Wey, Aito, Rising, Venucia” listed the Chinese automobile brands in 2023. Official sales have started in Russia.

ROAD announced that before this, there were 10 more Chinese car brands in the Russian market, meaning their total number in our market is 29.

Before that it was known what cars were price dropped He has been in Russia since the beginning of January. The price cut affected cars from five brands, including Chery, Jetour, Exeed, Dongfeng and Moskvich.

It was previously known in Russia will appear 1200 hp Chinese SUV

 

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A user complained about an unusual defect in Lada Vesta electronics 12:03 - Social Bites

One of the owners of Lada Vesta, who bought a new car produced in 2023, faced the problem of being unable to turn off the wipers and turn on the signal lamps in his car. In this respect reports Telegram channel Unlimited. “I started it when it was cold and…

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A user complained about an unusual defect in Lada Vesta electronics 12:03


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

One of the owners of Lada Vesta, who bought a new car produced in 2023, faced the problem of being unable to turn off the wipers and turn on the signal lamps in his car. In this respect reports Telegram channel Unlimited.
“I started it when it was cold and the wipers were running. I get in the car and they turn off. “I turn on the right turn signal, it does not turn on, the left one does not turn on,” said the owner, explaining that the vehicle did not respond to manipulations with the steering column switches and showed it in the video.
The driver also failed to turn on the high beams. The wipers continued to work even after the man turned off the engine, got out of the car and turned off the car. The car owner explained that a week after purchasing the new Lada, problems with electronics appeared.
It was previously known which cars were price dropped In Russia in January.




Source: Gazeta

 

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Sollers company received government money to brand Chinese cars 15:29 - Social Bites

Russian automaker Sollers received a concessional loan of 3.4 billion rubles from the state Industrial Development Fund (IDF) for the localization of stamped parts for cars. In this respect reports Interfax with reference to Sollers press service. “The institution will localize technological...

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Sollers company received government money to brand Chinese cars 15:29


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

Russian automaker Sollers received a concessional loan of 3.4 billion rubles from the state Industrial Development Fund (IDF) for the localization of stamped parts for cars. In this respect reports Interfax with reference to Sollers press service.

“The institution will localize technological operations to stamp approximately 120 parts of the body and cabin of Sollers commercial vehicles, as well as to control the geometry of the manufactured components,” the company said in a statement.

Production of stamped parts is planned to start in the second quarter of 2025 at the Sollers Alabuga factory in Tatarstan. The production volume of kits for Sollers Atlant and Argo commercial vehicles will reach up to 40 thousand units per year.

In Russia, Sollers Atlant and Sollers Argo, JAC Sunray and JAC N25/N35 are produced under their own names. Sale of Atlant and Argo started In December 2022.

It was previously known which cars were price dropped In Russia in January.

 

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Russians warned to lose rights to devices that hide car number plates 16:34 - Social Bites

For the use of devices that allow you to hide or change vehicle license plates, in Russia there is a fine of 5 thousand rubles or deprivation of rights for 1-3 months. Sergei Radko, lawyer of the Freedom of Automobile Choice movement, told socialbites.ca. “The punishment is either a fine…

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Russians warned to lose rights to devices that hide car number plates 16:34


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

For the use of devices that allow you to hide or change vehicle license plates, in Russia there is a fine of 5 thousand rubles or deprivation of rights for 1-3 months. Sergei Radko, lawyer of the Freedom of Automobile Choice movement, told socialbites.ca.

“The punishment is either a fine or deprivation of the right to drive, because if the license plates are equipped with devices that prevent them from being recorded, this is already an infringement. Even if they don’t work, they should sit on the car,” Radko explained.

The lawyer added that in this case there is no need to talk about the abuses of traffic police inspectors, since “translatable frames”, curtains and the like cannot accidentally appear in a car. He explained that if the room is covered with mud or snow, it becomes possible to interpret whether they appeared there on purpose or by accident.

For driving a car with illegible license plates, Article 12.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses of the Russian Federation. In accordance with Part 1 of the article, a warning or a fine of 500 rubles is issued. 12.2 of the plates. In case of deliberate concealment in accordance with Part 2 of the article, a fine of 5 thousand rubles or deprivation of driver’s license for 1-3 months is provided.

“There are examples of deprivation of rights due to the presence of a wife. If the inspector sees that the entire car is clean but the license plate is dirty, he can accuse the driver of deliberately hiding the license plate,” Radko emphasized.

Previously Moscow Dorogomilovsky Court prohibited Sale of devices to hide license plates on the Internet.

 

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Russians bought a record number of cars in December 2023 18:37 - Social Bites

December 2023 was the record month of the last two years in terms of new car sales in Russia, reports analytical agency "Avtostat". In December, Russians bought 119.5 thousand new passenger cars; This is 2.1 times more than the same month in 2022. Before that, the monthly sales result was…

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Russians bought a record number of cars in December 2023 18:37


ByANIKA
January 15, 2024

December 2023 was the record month of the last two years in terms of new car sales in Russia, reports analytical agency “Avtostat”.
In December, Russians bought 119.5 thousand new passenger cars; This is 2.1 times more than the same month in 2022. Before that, the monthly sales result was higher in December 2021, when 133.6 thousand new passenger cars were sold in Russia.
Sales of new passenger cars in Russia have exceeded 100 thousand units per month since August 2023. According to Autostat and PPK JSC, approximately 1.06 million new passenger cars were sold in Russia by the end of 2023. More than 30 percent of them are from the domestic Lada brand.
The leader among foreign brands is Chinese Chery, which sold 118.95 thousand cars during the year. This is followed by Haval, Geely, Changan, Exeed and Omoda.
It was previously known which cars were price dropped In Russia in January.

 

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Chinese automakers sell record 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023

Chinese automakers sell record 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023-

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Chinese automakers sell record 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023
Source: Xinhua
Editor: huaxia
2024-01-15 09:15:00
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 15 (Xinhua) -- Chinese automakers sold a record total of 553,000 cars in Russia in 2023, accounting for almost half of Russia's auto market, says industry experts.
The share of Chinese cars in the Russian market surged from 17 percent to 49 percent, according to a report released on Friday by Otkritie Auto, the auto business unit of Russia's Otkritie Bank.
Last year, 30 Chinese car brands were officially imported into Russia by distributors, while 15 to 17 brands entered the Russian market through parallel imports, a trade channel through which branded goods are imported into a market and sold there without the trademark owner's consent in that market.
Among the most popular Chinese car brands are Haval, Chery, and Geely.
Experts from Otkritie Auto believe that sales of Chinese cars in Russia will further increase this year, with Changan, Haval, and Chery projected to sell nearly 600,000 cars in total.

 

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The new FangChengBao Leopard 5 will enter the Russian market - NAPI

NAPI The new FangChengBao Leopard 5 will enter the Russian market The Chinese FangChengBao Leopard 5 SUV will go on sale in Russia soon.

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15/01/2024
THE NEW FANGCHENGBAO LEOPARD 5 WILL ENTER THE RUSSIAN MARKET
The Chinese FangChengBao Leopard 5 SUV will go on sale in Russia soon. One of the companies specializing in the supply of Chinese cars promised to bring a novelty to the Russian market.
The SUV is equipped with a hybrid power plant capacity of 680 HP, hydraulic suspension and all-wheel drive. The model is able to cover 125 km on one electric charge. Acceleration to 100 km/h takes the SUV 4.8 seconds. The maximum speed reaches 180 km/h.

It appears Fangchengbao Leopard 5 full size electric offroad SUV will be BYD's first model sold in the Russian market. BYD is arguably the best Chinese automaker there is.

Fangchengbao Bao 5 - Wikipedia

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Russia’s production of cars up 16% in 2023 to over 720,000 units — minister

A total of 1.3 mln new cars were sold on the domestic market, Denis Manturov noted

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15 JAN, 03:06
Russia’s production of cars up 16% in 2023 to over 720,000 units — minister
A total of 1.3 mln new cars were sold on the domestic market, Denis Manturov noted

MOSCOW, January 15. /TASS/. The production of cars in all segments rose by 16% in Russia in 2023 to over 720,000 units, Deputy Prime Minister, Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said.
"Production added 16% last year as over 720,000 cars in various segments rolled off the production line in the country," he said at a meeting headed by Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin.
A total of 1.3 mln new cars were sold on the domestic market, the minister added.
In particular, sales of new passenger cars surged by 62% in 2023 to over 1.056 mln units, while sales of light commercial vehicles (LCV) increased by 35% to 105,000 units, the ministry said earlier. The market of trucks climbed by 74% in the reporting period to 140,200 units, while the market of buses rose by 19% to 17,800 units.

 

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Evolute is a new domestic brand dedicated to electric cars. Evolute i-JOY is rebadged Dongfeng Fengon E3 built under license at Lipetsk.

 

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a look at what you would expect at a Lada dealership

 

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Lada is a domestic brand going back to 1973

2023 LADA Vesta NG 1.6 MT - POV TEST DRIVE

 

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UAZ is a domestic brand going back to 1941 that makes utes. This video looks at production of the UAZ Patriot ute.

UAZ Patriot Production in Russia

 

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Russians named the car brands that have changed their car prices since the beginning of the year 10:37 - Social Bites

New car prices changed for four car brands in Russia in the period between January 1 and January 15, 2024. In this respect reports Analytical agency "Avtostat" with a link to the website "Price Auto". So, since the beginning of the year, Chery has reduced the cost of the Tiggo…

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Russians named the car brands that have changed their car prices since the beginning of the year 10:37


ByANIKA
January 16, 2024

New car prices changed for four car brands in Russia in the period between January 1 and January 15, 2024. In this respect reports Analytical agency “Avtostat” with a link to the website “Price Auto”.

So, since the beginning of the year, Chery has reduced the cost of the Tiggo 8 crossover by 240 thousand rubles. The Dongfeng automobile brand reduced the price of the 580 crossover by 101 thousand rubles (-3.7%). However, Geely increased the prices of all its cars by 10-20 thousand rubles at the beginning of January.

In addition, UAZ cars produced in 2024 have become more expensive. The cost of UAZ Hunter increased by 35 thousand rubles. The SGR commercial vehicle family has become equally more expensive. The price of UAZ “Patriot” and “Pickup” models increased by 50-60 thousand rubles. The price of the UAZ “Profi” family increased from 50 thousand to 105 thousand.

Before that, automobile expert Roman Soldatov statedIt is stated that the minimum cost of a new foreign car in Russia, which is currently around 2.8 million rubles, may increase to 3-3.2 million rubles in 2024. According to him, we need to take the ruble exchange rate into account when it comes to changes in car prices. The main currency is the dollar, so the higher its value, the higher the car prices.

Previously reportedRussians now have money to buy new cars.

 

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Prices of second-hand cars increased by 21% in 2023 15:16 - Social Bites

Prices of second-hand cars under three years old increased by 20.7% in Russia during the year. In this respect reports National Agency for Industrial Information (NAI). “During the year, average prices for “new” used (up to 3 years old) cars increased by 20.7%. While the price of cars aged 4-6…

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Prices of second-hand cars increased by 21% in 2023 15:16


ByANIKA
January 16, 2024

Prices of second-hand cars under three years old increased by 20.7% in Russia during the year. In this respect reports National Agency for Industrial Information (NAI).

“During the year, average prices for “new” used (up to 3 years old) cars increased by 20.7%. While the price of cars aged 4-6 years increased by 29.4%, the average prices of cars aged 7-10 years increased by 34.0%. The report states that the price of cars in the 11-23 age category increased by 33.4%.

Additionally, the average price of a new car in 2023 rose It increased by 17.3% and reached 3.7 million rubles.

Before that, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that the Russian automobile market would begin to recover and the sales level could reach 1.3 million units in 2024. The department stated that the sales volume in 2026 will correspond to the average annual sales volume in 2015-2021. The market will gradually grow by 1% per year from 2027. Thus, by 2030 the Russian automobile market will reach the level of 1.8 million cars per year, and by 2035 the sales volume will reach 1.9 million cars per year.

Previously reportedRussians now have money to buy new cars.

 

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The price of the simplified Lada Vesta without airbag has been announced 15:42 - Social Bites

The recommended retail price of Lada Vesta Sedan in the minimum configuration without airbags will be 1.46 million rubles. In this respect reports Avtograd News is publicly available on the social network VKontakte. “Sales will probably start at the end of January or early February, as soon as...

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The price of the simplified Lada Vesta without airbag has been announced 15:42


ByANIKA
January 16, 2024

The recommended retail price of Lada Vesta Sedan in the minimum configuration without airbags will be 1.46 million rubles. In this respect reports Avtograd News is publicly available on the social network VKontakte.

“Sales will probably start at the end of January or early February, as soon as the certificate of conformity for this version of the vehicle is received. So far, dealers have a sufficient number of cars in the richer equipment levels equipped with Airbeg in their warehouses,” the message says.

AvtoVAZ started producing Vesta cars without airbags on December 11, 2023 due to parts shortage. This workaround is necessary to eliminate conveyor downtime and avoid creating a buildup of shortages within the facility. The installation of this option on Lada cars will continue in 2024.

Vesta cars in the minimum configuration without airbags are equipped with gasoline engines with a capacity of 106 hp. and manual transmission.

Previously reportedThat AvtoVAZ has stopped equipping Lada Vesta with seat belt pretensioners.