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It has been announced when the law regarding the localization of taxi vehicles will be issued 15:33 - Social Bites

The law establishing requirements for the level of localization of vehicles used as passenger taxis could be adopted as early as the spring semester. In this respect reports TASS, citing Andrei Kutepov, chairman of the Economic Policy Committee of the Federation Council. “We are trying to solve...

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It has been announced when the law regarding the localization of taxi vehicles will be issued 15:33​

By ANIKA
May 31, 2024

The law establishing requirements for the level of localization of vehicles used as passenger taxis could be adopted as early as the spring semester. In this respect reports TASS, citing Andrei Kutepov, chairman of the Economic Policy Committee of the Federation Council.
“We are trying to solve the problems in the relevant sectors so that taxis and car sharing have at least a certain amount of domestic cars. And this law has now been accepted in the first reading. We hope that we will adopt it in the final third reading in the spring session,” Kutepov said.
State Duma Transport Committee in January approved A bill proposing to give Russia’s constituent entities the right to determine the minimum level of localization of cars used as taxis. Andrey Kutepov noted that the inclusion of the standards in the legislation will lead to a further increase in the demand for domestic cars in the taxi industry.
It happened before that knownIt was stated that the average salary of a taxi driver in Russia at the end of 2023 increased by 23% compared to the previous year and reached 107 thousand rubles. Taxi drivers receive the highest salary in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug – 150 thousand rubles. The demand for taxi drivers in Russia increased by 21% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Russians before warned from using the services of private taxis that take you to the metro.





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A rare Lada model went on sale in Russia for 7.5 million rubles 14:05 - Social Bites

An advertisement for the sale of a rare Lada Revolution racing car was found on the Russian classification website. In this respect reports "Russian newspaper". They offer to buy a sports car for 7.5 million rubles. According to the seller, the mileage of the vehicle is 1 thousand km. Engine…

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A rare Lada model went on sale in Russia for 7.5 million rubles 14:05​

By ANIKA
May 31, 2024

An advertisement for the sale of a rare Lada Revolution racing car was found on the Russian classification website. In this respect reports “Russian newspaper”.
They offer to buy a sports car for 7.5 million rubles. According to the seller, the mileage of the vehicle is 1 thousand km. Engine power – 215 hp. The publication believes that the announcement refers to the Lada Revolution in the Supersport version, which was released in 2006. The car accelerates to “hundreds” in 6.5 seconds and its top speed is 260 km/h.
RG reminded that the Lada Revolution project was started in 2001. The example offered for sale is a modernized version of the Revolution II sports car.
It was previously reported that the administration of the city of Divnogorsk is in the Krasnoyarsk Territory. accepted 8 million rubles for a deleted Volga. The high cost is explained by the fact that the car is sold with the “beautiful” number “k001kk24”. It is noteworthy that they initially wanted to sell the car for 61 thousand rubles.
Pango Cars automotive ecosystem in January started An auction for the sale of used cars on the Russian market.
Previously in Russia was created unusual armored vehicle.





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Krasnoyarsk administration sold the decommissioned Volga at auction for 8 million rubles 11:57 - Social Bites

The administration of the city of Divnogorsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory received 8 million rubles for the erased Volga. In this respect reports Telegram channel "Auto Stream". "Why so many? The answer is simple: the car was sold with the "beautiful" number k001kk24," says the publication. It...

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Krasnoyarsk administration sold the decommissioned Volga at auction for 8 million rubles 11:57​

By ANIKA
May 31, 2024

The administration of the city of Divnogorsk in the Krasnoyarsk Territory received 8 million rubles for the erased Volga. In this respect reports Telegram channel “Auto Stream”.
“Why so many? The answer is simple: the car was sold with the “beautiful” number k001kk24,” says the publication.
It is noteworthy that they initially wanted to sell the car for 61 thousand rubles.
Previously Pango Cars’ automotive ecosystem started An auction for the sale of used cars on the Russian market.
So now, for example, a dealer from Krasnodar, where the cost of a car is higher than the market price in Russia, can buy a car from Moscow at the best price. Or, for example, it will be possible to buy an unpopular model from Kazan and send it to Chelyabinsk, where demand will be high.
A very rare Lada Niva was previously sold in Russia exhibited for sale.





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It became clear under what conditions Russians will buy Volga cars 11:09 - Social Bites

The market prospects of Volga cars in Russia depend on a number of factors, but primarily on the price. In this respect reports “Avtostat,” referring to the industry experts interviewed. “It's not enough to have a nice name in your arsenal; you need to “work” with the price. This could…

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It became clear under what conditions Russians will buy Volga cars 11:09​

By ANIKA
May 31, 2024

The market prospects of Volga cars in Russia depend on a number of factors, but primarily on the price. In this respect reports “Avtostat,” referring to the industry experts interviewed.
“It’s not enough to have a nice name in your arsenal; you need to “work” with the price. This could be in the range of 2.5 – 3 million rubles, given the higher status of the Volga. Better yet, a little less… After all, despite the cheerful statistics, the purchasing power of the population is low,” said Igor Morzharetto, editor-in-chief of Radio Avtodor.
He reminded that recently the Moskvich car brand had to reduce the prices of its cars in order to attract buyers.
Meanwhile, Arkady Grigoriev, head of the marketing and public relations department of BorisHof Group of Companies, believes that sales of the new Volga will depend on the price tag and production volume. Alexander Kovalev, head of Expocar press service, shares a similar opinion. According to him, the success of the brand will be affected by its pricing policy and marketing strategy. He thinks that the production volume will be 20-30 thousand cars in 2025.
Introduction of Volga cars took place May 21, 2024 at the exhibition “Digital Industry of Industrial Russia” (CIPR-2024) in Nizhny Novgorod. A new series of Volga cars, which will be produced under this brand for the first time, has been introduced.
Cars will be offered in three classes: Volga C40 – D-class sedan, Volga K30 – C-class crossover, Volga K40 – D-class crossover. All cars will be equipped with a gasoline engine producing 188 hp. and seven-speed automatic transmission. Production of cars will start in 2024.
happened before knownHow much will the Volga business sedan cost?





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Russians' favorite car colors have been revealed 09:29 - Social Bites

This spring Russians bought new cars mostly in white and black colors. In this respect reports lenta.ru with reference to Avito Auto. “Among the new cars, white ones are in the highest demand. The share of demand for them was 36.56%. Demand for cars in this color increased by 82.2%…

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Russians’ favorite car colors have been revealed 09:29​

By ANIKA
May 31, 2024

This spring Russians bought new cars mostly in white and black colors. In this respect reports lenta.ru with reference to Avito Auto.
“Among the new cars, white ones are in the highest demand. The share of demand for them was 36.56%. Demand for cars in this color increased by 82.2% during the year. The second most popular color was black: its share was 24.04%, and the increase in demand was 34.2%. In the report, Gray ranked third with 16.03%, an increase of 83.6% throughout the year.
Additionally, silver and green were among the top 5 colors, scoring 6.69% and 4.54% respectively.
It happened before that knownThose using Izh motorcycles became the leaders in sales among Russians in March-April. Its share in total demand was 9.8 percent.
The second place was taken by the new motorcycles of the Chinese brand Kayo. They accounted for 8.7% of all sales. Closing the top three is Japanese Honda with a share of 6.8%.
The price of a used motorcycle today is on average 190 thousand rubles. The cheapest option is Izh. Its purchase will cost about 40 thousand rubles. The most expensive motorcycles are Honda and Yamaha. Their average cost is 480 thousand rubles.
Previously Sberauto named Three ways to reduce the price of a car when buying.





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An unusual armored vehicle was created in Russia 16:22 - Social Bites

Ural Automobile Plant presented an armored fire truck. In this respect reports quto.ru. The vehicle is built on the basis of the three-axle cab-over chassis "Ural-6370" manufactured by Tekhinkom-Center LLC. The armored tanker is designed to extinguish fires in critical facilities when there is a...

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An unusual armored vehicle was created in Russia 16:22​

By ANIKA
May 30, 2024

Ural Automobile Plant presented an armored fire truck. In this respect reports quto.ru.
The vehicle is built on the basis of the three-axle cab-over chassis “Ural-6370” manufactured by Tekhinkom-Center LLC.
The armored tanker is designed to extinguish fires in critical facilities when there is a threat to the life and health of personnel. The vehicle is equipped with a set of stealth cabin armor as well as an armored combat crew module.
It is stated that the fire monitor has a remote control. The car is equipped with an 11-liter engine. Its power is 412 hp.
It happened before that knownThat the Chinese company Geely has introduced an all-wheel drive modification of the Atlas crossover in Russia.
Geely Atlas received the sixth generation automatically connected all-wheel drive system. In addition to the four standard driving modes (Comfort, Eco, Sport, Intelligent), two more have been added: Offroad mode for light off-road driving and Snow mode for winter driving.
Previously reportedThat AvtoVAZ had problems with Lada Aura components.





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It was learned how the price tag of the most practical Lada has changed in three years 15:24 - Social Bites

In three years, the price tag of the Lada Largus model has increased by 1 million rubles. In this respect reports Quto.ru portal. The archive price lists of the brand are at your disposal. The publication recalled that the recently introduced Largus, assembled at a factory in Izhevsk, cost 1.6…

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It was learned how the price tag of the most practical Lada has changed in three years 15:24​

By ANIKA
May 30, 2024

In three years, the price tag of the Lada Largus model has increased by 1 million rubles. In this respect reports Quto.ru portal. The archive price lists of the brand are at your disposal.
The publication recalled that the recently introduced Largus, assembled at a factory in Izhevsk, cost 1.6 million rubles. In May 2021, a similar station wagon was sold for 724 thousand rubles. However, in July its price increased to 749 thousand rubles, in September to 768 thousand rubles and in December to 812 thousand rubles.
The price increase continued in 2022. First, AvtoVAZ increased the price tag to 829 thousand rubles. In March, the cost reached 1.2 million rubles. In the summer the station wagon was already sold for 1.3 million rubles.
In the autumn of 2023, the price tag of the Lada Largus disappeared from the public domain, as the models of that year were sent to dealers without a public demonstration. However, it is known that the five-seater Largus sedan costs an average of 2.3 million rubles.
AvtoVAZ resumed production of Lada Largus on May 15, 2024. The first cars produced in Izhevsk were a station wagon and a commercial minibus in the Classic version.
Production of Lada Largus in Russia was stopped in the spring of 2022, after which AvtoVAZ produced several more batches of cars. Assembly of the last 650 cars took place in the summer of 2023. Until recently it was available at dealers, but then all stocks were completely sold out.
Previously “Behind the Wheel” saidWhat AvtoVAZ saved when assembling Lada Largus.





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It became clear how much the Volga business sedan will cost 14:41 - Social Bites

The cost of the Russian Volga C40 sedan may be 2.2 million rubles. In this respect reports Analytical agency "Avtostat" regarding the surveyed dealers. “Volga will probably be positioned in the middle price range. The price of the C40 sedan is expected to be in the range of 2.2 -…

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It became clear how much the Volga business sedan will cost 14:41​

By ANIKA
May 30, 2024

The cost of the Russian Volga C40 sedan may be 2.2 million rubles. In this respect reports Analytical agency “Avtostat” regarding the surveyed dealers.
“Volga will probably be positioned in the middle price range. The price of the C40 sedan is expected to be in the range of 2.2 – 2.7 million rubles, for the mid-size K30 crossover – 2.5 – 3 million rubles, for the full-size K40 crossover – 3. – 3.6 million rubles,” said Alexander Kovalev, head of the press service of the Expocar Group of Companies.
Arkady Grigoriev, head of the marketing and public relations department of the BorisHof Group of Companies, expects prices for Volga cars to range from 2.5 to 4 million rubles, with deviations in one direction or another.
Introduction of Volga cars took place May 21, 2024 at the exhibition “Digital Industry of Industrial Russia” (CIPR-2024) in Nizhny Novgorod. A new series of Volga cars, which will be produced under this brand for the first time, has been introduced.
Cars will be offered in three classes: Volga C40 – D-class sedan, Volga K30 – C-class crossover, Volga K40 – D-class crossover. All cars will be equipped with a gasoline engine producing 188 hp. and seven-speed automatic transmission. Production of cars will start in 2024.
Previously reportedIt was stated that the C40 sedan will be the first model of the Volga brand to be produced at the facility in Nizhny Novgorod in 2024.





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It has become clear what the new Chery Tiggo will be like for Russia 11:21 - Social Bites

In China, Chery showed the updated Tiggo 4 and Tiggo 7. Kirill Mileshkin, automobile expert of Za Rulem magazine I learnedHow have the models changed? According to him, Tiggo 4 got headlights and bumper design in the style of Tiggo 7. “The Tiggo 7, on the other hand, has been…

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It has become clear what the new Chery Tiggo will be like for Russia 11:21​

By ANIKA
May 30, 2024

In China, Chery showed the updated Tiggo 4 and Tiggo 7. Kirill Mileshkin, automobile expert of Za Rulem magazine I learnedHow have the models changed?
According to him, Tiggo 4 got headlights and bumper design in the style of Tiggo 7.
“The Tiggo 7, on the other hand, has been “upgraded” to the Tiggo 8, now with the same headlight layout. Rear optics have become the same as on the updated “four”. The body profile has not changed, but we have taken a serious look at the interior,” said Mileshkin.
He added that the interior of the car revealed a curved dual screen and a camera that monitors the driver’s status. Also in the car, the tunnel between the front seats and the gearbox joystick was updated – the image of a tiger was applied to it.
In conclusion, Mileshkin added that both models received a full winter package before entering the Russian market.
Formerly automaker Chery patent There are more than ten new brands in the automobile class in Russia. Information about this appeared in the database of the Federal Institute of Industrial Property (FIPS). In particular, Chery secured the rights to the names Fatena, Skala, Maxeed, Onives, Innova, Fatena, Jaceer and Jaegoo. There are no plans to use the new brands assigned to Chery.
existed before named Chinese car brands that replaced the European premium for Russians.





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AvtoVAZ is experiencing problems with Lada Aura components 09:05 - Social Bites

Russian automaker AvtoVAZ is experiencing problems with the components of its Lada Aura cars. In this respect reports Avtograd News is publicly available on the VKontakte social network. “Several Aura cars a week roll off the AvtoVAZ assembly line with white and black, light and black interior...

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AvtoVAZ is experiencing problems with Lada Aura components 09:05​

By ANIKA
May 30, 2024

Russian automaker AvtoVAZ is experiencing problems with the components of its Lada Aura cars. In this respect reports Avtograd News is publicly available on the VKontakte social network.
“Several Aura cars a week roll off the AvtoVAZ assembly line with white and black, light and black interior. It is planned to start mass production in September. “Although there are unresolved issues with the components, especially the backdoor card, everything should be in line with the technology before the fall,” the message reads.
Launch of Lada Aura at AvtoVAZ started In April 2024.
Lada Aura sedans were designed as official cars for State Duma deputies and officials. Place an order for Lada Aura cars made and the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation.
The extended Aura sedan based on Lada Vesta was shown in Sochi in June 2023. The car is equipped with a 1.8 engine with 122 hp. and automatic transmission. Aura is built on the basis of the updated Vesta and has an additional 25 cm of space in the cabin for rear row passengers. The interior of the sedan is made of Russian-made genuine leather and a first-class audio system is installed.
Previously reportedToyota and BMW will stop production of their oldest sports cars.





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Names of Chinese car brands that replaced European premium for Russians 19:13 - Social Bites

42% of Russians do not see Chinese cars as a worthy replacement for European premium cars leaving the market. In this respect reports "Autostat". More than 3 thousand Russians participated in the survey. According to the results of the research, 57.8% of participants believe that cars from the...

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Names of Chinese car brands that replaced European premium for Russians 19:13​

By ANIKA
May 29, 20

42% of Russians do not see Chinese cars as a worthy replacement for European premium cars leaving the market. In this respect reports “Autostat”. More than 3 thousand Russians participated in the survey.
According to the results of the research, 57.8% of participants believe that cars from the Middle Kingdom can be an alternative to premium cars from Europe. In the relevant ranking, Russians gave the most votes to the Tank brand with 30%. Exeed (28.2%) and Zeekr (14.4%) brands ranked second and third, respectively. These are followed by Voyah (10.8%) and Lixiang (9.8%).
It happened before that knownIt was stated that in the ranking of Russia’s most popular passenger cars in the second month of spring, Lada Granta came to the top, with sales reaching 19.4 thousand units in April (+5.9% compared to the same period in 2023). Lada Vesta ranked second with 13.3 thousand units. and the Chinese crossover Haval Jolion with 6.1 thousand units. Also in the top 5 were Lada Niva Travel and Niva Legend SUVs. Foreign cars Chery Tiggo 7 Pro Max, Tiggo 4 Pro, Omoda C5, Geely Monjaro and Haval M6 were in the top 10.
Russians before in the name Three foreign cars whose prices decreased in May.





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Russians told how to choose the right second-hand Volvo XC60 17:23 - Social Bites

Sergey Zinoviev, automotive expert of the magazine "Behind the Wheel" saidHow to choose the right used Volvo XC60 car for 2 million rubles. So, according to him, for 2 million rubles there will be a car 8-10 years old with a mileage of 150 thousand kilometers. Mostly diesel versions of…

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Russians told how to choose the right second-hand Volvo XC60 17:23​

By ANIKA
May 29, 2024

Sergey Zinoviev, automotive expert of the magazine “Behind the Wheel” saidHow to choose the right used Volvo XC60 car for 2 million rubles.
So, according to him, for 2 million rubles there will be a car 8-10 years old with a mileage of 150 thousand kilometers. Mostly diesel versions of the model were sold in the Russian Federation. The main offer is the proven D5 2.4 engine (181, 190, 220 hp) with a minimum of weak points. There is also a diesel 2.0 (150, 190 hp). Of course, all power units require proven fuel and good oil.
Automatics – Aisin TF-80SC or more modern Aisin TG-81SC. To make them last longer, many buyers install additional cooling systems and reduce the oil change interval to 30 thousand kilometers.
The bodies are resistant to corrosion. The biggest disadvantage is that spare parts are very expensive.
It happened before that knownThat the Chinese company Geely has introduced an all-wheel drive modification of the Atlas crossover in Russia.
Geely Atlas received the sixth generation automatically connected all-wheel drive system. In addition to the four standard driving modes (Comfort, Eco, Sport, Intelligent), two more have been added: Offroad mode for light off-road driving and Snow mode for winter driving.
Previously Volkswagen published image of an entry-level car.





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Three foreign cars whose prices dropped in May were named after Russians 14:02 - Social Bites

At the end of May in Russia, many car brands changed the price tags of their cars. In this respect reported National Agency for Industrial Information (NAI). For example, the automobile company Chery increased the price of the Tiggo 7 Pro Max crossover in six trim levels (the price increase…

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Three foreign cars whose prices dropped in May were named after Russians 14:02​

By ANIKA
May 29, 2024

At the end of May in Russia, many car brands changed the price tags of their cars. In this respect reported National Agency for Industrial Information (NAI).
For example, the automobile company Chery increased the price of the Tiggo 7 Pro Max crossover in six trim levels (the price increase was 0.3-2.5%). Russian manufacturer AvtoVAZ also increased prices of Lada Granta, Granta Sport, Niva and Granta Sportline (+3.6-7%). The increase in price also affected UAZ models; this increased the price tag on the Base Fleet version of the Hunter (+2.5%) and the Patriot in its four trim levels (+2.5-3.2%). By the way, the price of the Jaecoo J7 crossover in two versions increased by 3-3.3%.
At the same time, the price of the Chinese crossover Geely Monjaro in May fell by 5-9.6%. The maximum price difference was 450 thousand rubles. The cost of the basic Evolute i-Jet decreased by 7.2% (-500 thousand rubles). The price tag of the Venicua D60 Plus model decreased by 0.3%.
There was before that named Used cars you can’t buy. According to auto experts, “it is now important to pay attention to the condition of the car and consider options that are not worn, that is, original, with mileage, with a transparent ownership history, without any restrictions and without serious body damage.” They recommended abandoning taxi or ride-sharing options.
existed before named Cost of ownership of Tesla Model Y.





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AvtoVAZ started selling its cars on another marketplace 12:42 - Social Bites

Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ started selling Lada cars in the Ozone market. In this respect reports press service of the enterprise. “In the pilot phase of the project, purchasing Lada cars through Ozon will be available to customers from Sochi. The sale will be carried out through...

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AvtoVAZ started selling its cars on another marketplace 12:42​

By ANIKA
May 29, 2024

Russian automobile manufacturer AvtoVAZ started selling Lada cars in the Ozone market. In this respect reports press service of the enterprise.
“In the pilot phase of the project, purchasing Lada cars through Ozon will be available to customers from Sochi. The sale will be carried out through TransAvto LLC, the official Lada dealer in the region. “The geography of the project will expand in the future.”
It is stated that the catalog will initially include manual and automatic transmission versions from the Lada Vesta series.
It happened before that knownThat the Chinese company Geely has introduced an all-wheel drive modification of the Atlas crossover in Russia.
Geely Atlas received the sixth generation automatically connected all-wheel drive system. In addition to the four standard driving modes (Comfort, Eco, Sport, Intelligent), two more have been added: Offroad mode for light off-road driving and Snow mode for winter driving.
Previously reportedIt was stated that Sollers plans to start producing a new minivan in 2025.





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Names of second-hand cars you can't buy 10:51 - Social Bites

509 thousand second-hand cars were sold in Russia in April this year; This figure increased by 2.8% compared to 2023. In this respect he is writing "Rossiyskaya Gazeta", citing Andrey Grishakov, director of the used car sales department of Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpetsCenter Group of...

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Names of second-hand cars you can’t buy 10:51​

By ANIKA
May 29, 2024

509 thousand second-hand cars were sold in Russia in April this year; This figure increased by 2.8% compared to 2023. In this respect he is writing “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, citing Andrey Grishakov, director of the used car sales department of Avtodom Group of Companies and AutoSpetsCenter Group of Companies.
“Today, when choosing a used car, the make and model are not of primary importance. It is now important to pay attention to the condition of the car and consider options that are undamaged, that is, original, with mileage, with a transparent ownership history, without any restrictions and without serious body damage,” explained the auto expert.
Grishakov recommended abandoning taxi or ride-sharing options.
According to the automobile expert, today’s most reliable cars are produced by German manufacturers. Despite this, Lada 2107 remains the most popular used model on the Russian market.
Before that Russians saidIt is best to buy in which Chinese crossovers are used. According to auto experts, preference should be given to brands that have been officially sold in Russia for a long time. These include: Chery, Geely, Exeed and Haval. Crossovers of these brands are most often found in the secondary market among Chinese cars. There are always spare parts for such cars.
Previously in Russia seen New version of the Geely Atlas crossover.





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