In fact, photos of the car show that it is identical to the Sehol X4 from the Chinese company JAC, also known as the JAC JS4. The sources told Reuters that JAC’s design, engineering and platform were being used to produce the brand, with parts supplied from China.
Renault sold its majority stake in the Avtovaz automaker to the Russian state in May for reportedly a single ruble, but with a six-year buyback option. He also sold his plant, now renamed the Moscow Moskvich Automobile Plant, for another ruble.
With only 600 vehicles scheduled for production this year, the new car is unlikely to upset the bleak outlook for the broader industry, whose annual sales could end the year below 1 million for the first time in modern Russian history. .
Production
The government’s ultimate goal of producing 100,000 Moskvichs a year, some of which will be electric, is well below the industry average for a car plant, which is between 200,000 and 300,000.
Tesla makes 22,000 units a week at its Shanghai plant.
“The first Moskvich cars will roll off the production line in December 2022,” truckmaker Kamaz, the plant’s technology partner, said in a statement.
Western sanctions over Moscow’s military campaign in Ukraine have made access to foreign-made components much more difficult, while many foreign automakers have left.
Kamaz and the government set up new supply chains, but did not disclose the details.
Source: Ambito
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