{"id":36708,"date":"2022-11-23T09:03:49","date_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:03:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=36708"},"modified":"2022-11-23T09:03:49","modified_gmt":"2022-11-23T14:03:49","slug":"moskvich-3-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/autosector.com\/?p=36708","title":{"rendered":"Moskvich brand revived in Russia with Chinese design"},"content":{"rendered":"

MOSCOW \u2014 After a two-decade hiatus, Russia on Wednesday launched production of the Moskvich car brand at a plant near Moscow given up by the French carmaker Renault<\/a>, with a new, modern Chinese design that barely resembles the Soviet-era classic.<\/p>\n

While the last Moskvich (“Muscovite”) was a basic three-box saloon or pedestrian hatchback, the Moskvich 3 is a muscular-looking petrol-powered crossover<\/a> hatchback with alloy wheels, LED slit-headlights and a large central touchscreen display.<\/p>\n

In fact, pictures of the car show<\/a> that it looks identical to the Sehol X4<\/a> compact crossover (pictured above) made by China’s<\/a> JAC, also known as the JAC JS4. Sources told Reuters that JAC’s design, engineering and platform were being used to produce the brand, with parts being delivered from China.<\/p>\n

Renault sold its majority stake in carmaker Avtovaz in May to the Russian state for reportedly just one rouble, but with a six-year option to buy it back. It sold its plant, now renamed the Moscow Automobile Factory Moskvich, for another rouble.<\/p>\n

With just 600 vehicles slated for production this year, the new car<\/a> is unlikely to alter the gloomy outlook for the wider industry, whose annual sales could end the year below 1 million for the first time in Russia’s modern history.<\/p>\n

The government’s ultimate target of producing 100,000 Moskvich vehicles a year, some of which will be electric, is far below the industry average for a car plant of 200,000-300,000. Tesla<\/a> makes 22,000 cars a week at its Shanghai plant.<\/p>\n

“The first Moskvich cars will come off the production line in December 2022,” truck<\/a> maker Kamaz, the plant’s technological partner, said in a statement.<\/p>\n

Western sanctions over Moscow’s military<\/a> campaign in Ukraine have sorely hampered access to foreign-made components, while many foreign car manufacturers have left. Kamaz and the government have established new supply chains, but not disclosed details.<\/p>\n

“The task for the near future is to establish small-node assembly processes with the involvement of local suppliers by the end of 2023,” Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said in a statement.<\/p>\n

The ministry said the launch of full-scale production would provide jobs for around 40,000 more people. The car goes on sale in Russia next month, it added.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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