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Two new Omoda crossovers will appear in Russia. One of the novelties will be Omoda 3 junior crossover. This model is based on the old Chery A13 platform. The power plant is 1.5-liter air breather SQRE4G15C engine capacity of 116 HP. The maximum speed is 155 km/h. Curb weight varies from 1,240 to 1,287 kg depending on the version. The second novelty will be the flagship Omoda 7 crossover under the internal index TJ-1/T1EJ, which will...

The Avtodom company, which bought the Russian assets of Mercedes, plans to start assembling Chinese Hongqi at the plant in the Moscow region. According to internal sources, there are no other notable premium manufacturers in China that could enter the Russian market apart from Hongqi. It is planned that crossovers of this brand will be first to enter production of the plant. It is known that one model has already received the Vehicle Type...

Chery has presented Arrizo 8 sedan in Russia. It is reported that this is a business class model, sales of which will start before the end of summer 2023. It is assumed that the novelty can occupy a business sedan niche of brands that have left the Russian market, among which, first of all, Toyota Camry, surpassing the Chinese counterpart by 9 cm in length. The wheelbase, which can be used to judge the cabin size, is 3 cm smaller than that of...

Great Wall Motor announced Poer KingKong pickup, which will be available to Russian buyers in spring of 2023. The car with a two-row cab will receive a cargo compartment with a load capacity of 975 kg. The novelty is equipped with a hybrid power plant, represented by 190-HP 2.0-liter petrol and 150-HP 2.0-liter diesel engines. Both units are coupled with 6-speed manual gear box and a part-time all-wheel drive with a downshift and a rear...

The Moskvich Moscow Automobile Plant, which officially cooperates with KAMAZ and informally with the Chinese JAC, may find a new technological partner from China. It is known from unofficial sources that JMEV should become the new partner of Moskvich. It is a joint venture of Jiangling Motors Corporation Group, China Agricultural Development Corporation and Renault Group. However, there has been no official confirmation of this information...

AvtoVAZ will resume the assembly of Lada Granta cars with 16-valve engine in May 2023. The 1.6-liter VAZ-21129 engine capacity of 106 HP is planned to be almost simultaneously returned to Vesta and the low-cost Granta version. Nevertheless, it is expected that in the beginning the production volumes of Lada Granta with such an engine will be small: cars will go to dealers, but will be in short supply. NAPI (National Industrial Information...