Since the start of mass production on November 23, the Moskvich plant has produced over 160 Moskvich 3 vehicles, the press service of the enterprise reported in the Telegram channel.
“A little more than 2 weeks have passed since the start of production at the Moskvich plant. To date, we have produced more than 160 Moskvich 3 vehicles with a gasoline engine,” the report says.
According to the press service of the Moskvich plant, the company is preparing to launch the assembly of electric vehicles. It is expected that approximately 440 more vehicles, including 200 electric vehicles, will be assembled by the end of this year.
November 23 in Moscow, at the former Renault plant, the assembly of Moskvich cars began. The first new model of the enterprise was the Moskvich 3 crossover. This is a compact crossover equipped with a 1.5-liter gasoline turbo engine with a capacity of 150 hp. With. The appearance of the novelty and its technical characteristics completely repeat the Chinese crossover JAC JS4. It was reported that the cost of the Moskvich 3 car could be from 1.6 to 2 million rubles.
At the end of April, the Ministry of Industry and Trade reported that Renault had decided to transfer a stake in its Renault Russia plant (formerly Avtoframos) to the Moscow government. In the spring, Sobyanin announced that the plant would produce cars under the Moskvich brand, and in the future, electric cars.
In August, the Moscow government and Kamaz signed a cooperation agreement, which provides for an investment of 5 billion rubles in the Moscow automobile plant Moskvich. Funding will be provided within two months from the date of the agreement.
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