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This is a rebadged Dongfeng Forthing Thunder

All New 2023 Dongfeng FORTHING Thunder EV - Exterior And Interior​


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My bad. It's rebadged Dongfeng Seres SF5.

SERES SF5 Off-Road Challenge​


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BAIC X75 crossover has been launched in Russia​


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Russian dealers of BAIC started sales of mid-size crossover BAIC X75. The novelty is available in four configurations - Comfort, Luxury, Luxury Pro and Exclusive - at a price from 2 million 990 thousand rubles, reports the press service of BAIC Rus. BAIC X75 crossover in the basic version is equipped with such options as heated front seats, rear view mirrors, windscreen washer nozzles and remote engine start.
For comfort in the cabin is responsible 2-zone climate control, front seats with ventilation, lumbar support and electric adjustments. To help the driver the car is equipped with rear view camera with dynamic markings, cruise control and 11 active safety systems. BAIC X75 crossover has the following dimensions: 4 745 mm in length, 1 892 mm in width and 1 715 mm in height with a wheelbase of 2 800 mm. Ground clearance is 200 mm.
The exterior of the car is distinguished by a massive frameless grille, which is framed by L-shaped daytime running lights. As for the interior, all seats are equipped with heating, ventilation and massage function. The rear row has air ducts, the seat backs are angle-adjustable, and a remote control for the multimedia system and seat functionality can be integrated into the rear armrest.
The digital cluster includes a 7-inch colour instrument cluster display, a 12.3-inch touchscreen multimedia system display and a climate control display. Under the bonnet of the BAIC X75 is a 177bhp 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine, which works in conjunction with a 7DCT pre-selective robotic gearbox.
 

Russian Haval plant plans to increase production by a third in 2024​


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Haval plant in Tula region plans to produce more than 130 thousand cars by the end of 2024. This was reported to the portal "Tulskie Novosti" by Minister of Industry and Trade of Tula region Vyacheslav Romanov. Last year, Russian plant Haval increased production more than 2.5 times and approached the mark of 100 thousand cars produced.
More than half of the total output of the plant in 2023 was accounted for the Russian bestseller of the brand - Haval Jolion compact crossover. Haval plant in Russia includes stamping, welding, painting and assembly shop, components production shop, and its maximum capacity is 150 thousand vehicles per year.
The plant currently produces Haval Jolion compact crossover, F7 crossover and F7x crossover coupe, and Dargo mid-size crossover.
 

Dealers announced increased demand for cheaper Moskvich cars​


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A sharp decline in the price of crossover "Moskvich 3" has affected the demand for them in car dealerships. Moscow dealer centres informed portal Autonews.ru in, at the moment they have only a few cars left, and they are "rapidly dispersing". One salon assures that they have the last crossover "Moskvich 3" on the variator left.
"Now these cars are selling like pies," - said the seller. It is worth noting that the price reduction affected the cars "Moskvich" 2023 year of manufacture and now dealers continue to sell copies released last year. "Moskvich 6" liftback also in early March seriously lost in price. But unlike the crossover "Moskvich 3" there are no problems with availability of "Moskvich 6" at dealers.
Two car dealerships in the capital said that these cars are available in "the necessary quantities". Recall that in early March, "Moskvich" announced a significant reduction in prices for two petrol models - crossover "Moskvich 3" and liftback "Moskvich 6". The cheapening affects cars manufactured in 2023 and does not apply to the electric crossover "Moskvich 3e". So, the price of "Moskvich 3e" crossover in the "Standard" and "Standard Plus" configurations decreased by 630 thousand rubles, and in the "Comfort" version - by 712 thousand.
Now the model costs from 1 million 590 thousand to 1 million 766 thousand. "Sixth" liftback became cheaper by 490 thousand, and in all configurations. Currently, it is available at a price from 2 million 136 thousand to 2 million 626 thousand. And the cost of "Moskvich 3e" electric crossover has not changed and is still 3 million 950 thousand. As previously reported "AUTOSTAT", "Moskvich" plant in February sold more than 1,050 cars, about 100 of which - "Moskvich 6" liftback.
According to the results of the first two months of 2024, more than 1,740 Moskvich cars were sold in Russia, including more than 150 Moskvich 6 liftbacks, according to the carmaker.
 

GAC registered in Russia trademarks for Aion electric cars​


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Chinese auto concern GAC Motor has registered in Russia trademarks for the whole line of Aion electric cars. Information about this is contained in the database of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property, reports Autonews.ru. In total, the company has registered trademarks for five models from the Aion line: Aion V, Aion LX, Aion ES, Aion S and Aion Y Plus.
Aion cars are not officially sold in Russia at the moment, but are imported under the parallel import scheme. Aion brand belongs to the Chinese car company GAC Motor. In 2018, Aion was created as a sub-brand of premium electric cars, and two years later became a separate trade mark. The first Aion model was Aion S sedan, which entered Chinese market in 2019.
Following it, Aion LX crossover made its debut. As previously reported "AUTOSTAT", the company GAC continues to expand the model lineup in the Russian market. At least three new products are planned for 2024, one of which debuted at the end of February - a premium minivan GAC M8. The next novelty will be a compact crossover GAC GS3, which will appear at Russian dealers in May-June 2024. In addition, official sales of a mid-size crossover GAC Emkoo will start in Russia in autumn.
In 2024, the fourth novelty is not excluded, but its name and the terms of entry to the Russian market are still kept secret. Recall, currently the model lineup of GAC is represented in our country by GS5 and GS8 crossovers of the new generation, as well as a premium minivan GAC M8.
 

Russian car market has set a new record for weekly sales​


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In the 12th week of 2024 (from 18 to 24 March), a record number of new passenger cars was sold in our country this year - 35,227 vehicles. This is reported by the experts of "AUTOSTAT" agency with reference to the data of JSC "PPK "* and its own segmentation.
The last similar record in the market of new passenger cars was fixed by the results of the ninth week of the year, then a little more than 34 thousand cars were sold. Experts believe that the new achievement is due to the "merit" of LADA brand, which for the last three weeks has been constantly increasing volumes and in the 12th week of the year also reached its record of 9,613 cars sold.
There are no other serious changes and permutations in the brand top-10 of the market leaders. The second position of the rating is still taken by Haval with 3,667 vehicles, then the top-5 includes three more Chinese brands: Geely (3,498 vehicles), Chery (3,077 vehicles), Changan (2,234 vehicles). If we consider not the TOP-5, but the top-10 brands of the week, the list of the best-selling brands for the last week will be continued by Exeed, Omoda, Lixiang.
Moskvich, which returned to the top 10 last week, also managed to stay in the top ten, it is the ninth one. But Japanese Toyota - again fell out of the TOP - to 13th place. BelGee completes the top ten.
 

BAIC X75 crossover has been launched in Russia​


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Russian dealers of BAIC started sales of mid-size crossover BAIC X75. The novelty is available in four configurations - Comfort, Luxury, Luxury Pro and Exclusive - at a price from 2 million 990 thousand rubles, reports the press service of BAIC Rus. BAIC X75 crossover in the basic version is equipped with such options as heated front seats, rear view mirrors, windscreen washer nozzles and remote engine start.
For comfort in the cabin is responsible 2-zone climate control, front seats with ventilation, lumbar support and electric adjustments. To help the driver the car is equipped with rear view camera with dynamic markings, cruise control and 11 active safety systems. BAIC X75 crossover has the following dimensions: 4 745 mm in length, 1 892 mm in width and 1 715 mm in height with a wheelbase of 2 800 mm. Ground clearance is 200 mm.
The exterior of the car is distinguished by a massive frameless grille, which is framed by L-shaped daytime running lights. As for the interior, all seats are equipped with heating, ventilation and massage function. The rear row has air ducts, the seat backs are angle-adjustable, and a remote control for the multimedia system and seat functionality can be integrated into the rear armrest.
The digital cluster includes a 7-inch colour instrument cluster display, a 12.3-inch touchscreen multimedia system display and a climate control display. Under the bonnet of the BAIC X75 is a 177bhp 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol engine, which works in conjunction with a 7DCT pre-selective robotic gearbox.

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BAIC Beijing X75: Nur 33.995 Euro für ein Luxus-SUV im Format von Skoda Kodiaq und Co. | Test | 2024​


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The main advantages of Chinese cars are called 08:37​


Anika
ByANIKA
March 27, 2024

The main advantages of Chinese cars over Korean and European cars are their low cost and cheap operation. In this respect reports “Lenta.ru” refers to the head of the dealer department of the Fresh car market, Evgeny Zhitnukhin.
“For example, for a Haval Jolion with front-wheel drive, automatic transmission and a 1.5-liter engine (143 horsepower), 1 kilometer of mileage costs 10 rubles 70 kopecks, while the same figure applies to the Hyundai Creta (149 horsepower). 11.65 rubles, Renault Kaptur (150 horses) – 12.3 rubles and Kia Seltos (149 horses) – 12.2 rubles,” said Zhitnukhin.
In addition, according to the automobile expert, an important advantage of Chinese cars is that there is no shortage of spare parts.
It happened before that knownIt turned out that the most popular crossover in Russia in February 2024 is the Chinese Haval Jolion. A total of 5 thousand of these cars were sold in the last month of spring; This figure is 2.2 times higher than the previous year.
The Geely Monjaro model ranks second in sales in February. Lada Niva Travel is in third place and Niva Legend is in fourth place. Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max completed the top five.
Previously reportedHe said that Haval will increase its automobile production in Russia by 30 percent in 2024.




Source: Gazeta
 

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27/03/2024
THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FORTHING T5 EVO WILL BE SET UP AT THE KALININGRAD AVTOTOR
The production of all-wheel drive Forthing T5 Evo will be launched in Kaliningrad at the Avtotor plant, according to the distributor of the Forthing brand in Russia, Ixen Motors Rus. It is expected that the car will be equipped with all-wheel drive during 2024.
Forthing T5 Evo all-wheel drive system will be similar in its characteristics and design to that of Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max AWD and Omoda C5 AWD. According to the distributor, it will be represented by an intelligent multi-disc coupling with an automatic connection function.
 

Dealers report that many Chinese car companies are leaving Russia 14:48​


Anika
ByANIKA
March 27, 2024

Dealers expect a significant decrease in the number of Chinese car brands represented in the Russian Federation. In this respect to write Izvestia, citing the head of the Russian Association of Automobile Dealers (ROAD) Alexey Podshchekoldin. According to him, in 2024, about 60 Chinese brands were counted in the Russian Federation, including those that did not officially enter the domestic market.
“The capacity of the Chinese automobile industry is approximately 30 million cars per year, although it produces 24-25 million cars. Chinese companies will do their best to enter our market and sell as many cars as possible. […] “I’m sure in a few years only 10-20 of these 60 brands will remain,” he said.
The association also stated that new car sales in the January-February 2024 period increased by 77% compared to the same period of 2023, reaching 201.3 thousand units, and 68.5 thousand sales (34%) consisted of Russian cars and 113.2 thousand units consisted of Russian cars. – To the Chinese (56%) and 19.6 thousand units. — for stamps from other countries (10%).
Before that, in the dealers association reportedHe said that automobile stocks in Russia will be significantly depleted in the coming months, and then sales of cars produced in 2024 will start at completely different prices.
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Source: Gazeta
 

Russian factory “PSMA Rus” started assembly of Citroen C5 Aircross cars 15:20​


Anika
ByANIKA
March 27, 2024

Today, at the Kaluga plant, the Automobile Technologies company begins serial production of Citroen C5 Aircross crossovers. About this on your Telegram channel stated Governor of the Kaluga Region Vladislav Şapsha.
“Let me remind you that the start date of production at the old PSMA facility was given at the end of 2023. The equipment went through all stages of debugging. And the assembled pilot batch was tested for compliance with quality standards. Now a new and important stage is the introduction of the conveyor,” said Shapsha.
Car production volumes are not reported. The cost of the Citroen C5 Aircross, which is assembled in Russia, and its launch date at dealerships are unknown.
The automobile factory PSMA Rus LLC has been idle since April 2022. The company produced cars in a full cycle. Mini vans, compact vans and commercial vehicles (including those destined for the European market) from Peugeot, Opel and Citroen have rolled off the assembly line.
Previously reportedHe said Mercedes-Benz is offering an updated G-Class with “transparent” bodywork.




Source: Gazeta
 

AvtoVAZ applied to register two more vehicle names 15:37​


Anika
ByANIKA
March 27, 2024

Russian automaker AvtoVAZ has filed two more applications to register the Ursus and Terum trademarks. In this respect reports According to Rospatent data TASS.
“We patent in advance the names of the new cars we plan to produce within the scope of partnership projects. It is not a fact that they will all be used, AvtoVAZ press service told TASS.
It is stated that trademarks are registered in three classes of the international classification of goods and services, including cars, toy models and vehicle repair and maintenance services.
AvtoVAZ currently produces Granta, Vesta and Niva models.
At the end of February 2024, AvtoVAZ sold 24.9 thousand Lada cars, which is 34% more than in January and 19% more than in February last year.
Before that, the president of AvtoVAZ, Maxim Sokolov promise transfer each Russian official to their own car.
happened before knownHe said that AvtoVAZ will restart production of Lada Granta Cross station wagons.




Source: Gazeta
 

It became known when the updated FAW Bestune B70 will appear in Russia 16:40​


Anika
ByANIKA
March 27, 2024

The Chinese company FAW will start sales of the updated Bestune B70 liftback in Russia in the summer of 2024. This was reported by the press service of the brand.
In China, the car was presented in autumn 2023. It is sold there with a two-liter gasoline turbo engine producing 224 hp. and six-speed automatic transmission Aisin. Front-wheel drive only. The price of the car is 30 thousand yuan (1.6 million rubles at the exchange rate at the time of publication).
The updated FAW Bestune B70 differs from the previous version in two-layer front optics, a small radiator grille with horizontal slats, new bumpers and an exhaust system with trapezoidal pipes. Inside there is a new instrument cluster and a different gear selector.
The cost of FAW Bestune B70 for the Russian market will be announced closer to the start of sales.
Before reportedHe said Russian automaker AvtoVAZ has filed two more applications to register the Ursus and Terum trademarks.
Formerly Mercedes-Benz presented The G-Class has been updated with a “transparent” bodywork.




Source: Gazeta
 


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27/03/2024
KAMAZ HAS PRESENTED AN UPDATED DIGITAL PLATFORM FOR INDUSTRY
The KAMAZ Innovation Center specialists presented a new version of the KAMOTIVE digital platform for the industry.
Recall that the domestic Kamotive digital platform was created for industrial enterprises. Its main purpose is the joint development of high-tech products based on a single safe space that unites engineers, developers and suppliers.
In the new version of the platform, a visualization tool has been added – it allows to view documents inside the system. Viewing files in PDF, DOC, TXT, PNG, JPG, TIFF, BMP, SVG and MP4 formats is possible both in a separate window and in full-screen mode. Presentation mode, commenting, watermark display and documentation printing functions are also available.
In addition, the developers have improved the planning functionality in terms of the structural decomposition of work (SDW) and added visual identification of the work stages. The maximum possible size of attached files has also been increased.
 

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27/03/2024
THE ASSEMBLY OF THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FORTHING T5 EVO WILL BE SET UP AT THE KALININGRAD AVTOTOR
The production of all-wheel drive Forthing T5 Evo will be launched in Kaliningrad at the Avtotor plant, according to the distributor of the Forthing brand in Russia, Ixen Motors Rus. It is expected that the car will be equipped with all-wheel drive during 2024.
Forthing T5 Evo all-wheel drive system will be similar in its characteristics and design to that of Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max AWD and Omoda C5 AWD. According to the distributor, it will be represented by an intelligent multi-disc coupling with an automatic connection function.

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Forthing T5 EVO 2024 FULL In-depth Review 4K (Exterior - Interior) CRAZY good price!​


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