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An automotive expert evaluated the impact of electric vehicles on the environment 11:45 - Social Bites

The production and operation of electric vehicles can have a negative impact on the environment. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Association of Russian Automobile Manufacturers Alexey Serezhenkin spoke about this. transmits Pravda.Ru. “Electric vehicles of course help improve the...

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An automotive expert evaluated the impact of electric vehicles on the environment 11:45​

By ANIKA
June 24, 2024

The production and operation of electric vehicles can have a negative impact on the environment. Deputy Chairman of the Council of the Association of Russian Automobile Manufacturers Alexey Serezhenkin spoke about this. transmits Pravda.Ru.
“Electric vehicles of course help improve the environment, but their production and charging processes can harm the environment, including emissions from thermal power plants and battery disposal problems,” the expert said.
According to Serezhenkin, all this negatively affects the environment. The expert also evaluated the availability of electric vehicles in Russia. In this regard, the expert highlighted the locally produced Evolute and Moskvich-3e models.
Stekbike CEO Ilya Silnitsky in mid-April aforementionedHe stated that the most suitable region for electric vehicle drivers is the Moscow region and that there are 531 charging stations there. The expert ranked the Moscow region as Moscow (462), Krasnodar Territory (268), St. Petersburg. Petersburg (213) and Tatarstan (212) followed, he said.
Owners of vehicles with internal combustion engines hope Canceling benefits for electric vehicles.





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Americans were amazed by the homemade car from Nizhny Novgorod 16:28 - Social Bites

A makeshift copy of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, created in Nizhny Novgorod, delighted American journalists. Portal Carscoops.com named the domestic project was “amazing” and the work of Russian auto masters was highly appreciated. Based on the Mercedes-Benz SL. The craftsmen radically...

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Americans were amazed by the homemade car from Nizhny Novgorod 16:28​

By ANIKA
June 24, 2024

A makeshift copy of the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6, created in Nizhny Novgorod, delighted American journalists. Portal Carscoops.com named the domestic project was “amazing” and the work of Russian auto masters was highly appreciated.
Based on the Mercedes-Benz SL. The craftsmen radically redesigned the body, changed the lighting equipment and wheels and chose a bright color. The interior is upholstered in cream-colored leather.
At the same time, the technical component of the car remained the same – the chassis and engine were taken from the R230 model.
It is unclear how much money was spent on the project, but the homemade product has been registered.
Before that Brazilian car portal motor1 named A pickup truck based on the Lada Niva is an interesting offer on the market.
The Brazilian version carries up to 3.5 thousand liters of cargo, ground clearance varies from 20.5 to 24 cm depending on the version. While the maximum length of the car is 4.44 meters, the body size can vary between 1.77 and 2 meters. There’s even a refrigerated option for transporting perishable foods (meat, ice cream and frozen foods).
What hasn’t changed is the design, which has remained unchanged since the Niva was introduced in 1977. There is a 1.7-liter gasoline engine under the hood. 84 hp with five-speed manual transmission. Full drive.
Previously reportedThey are selling a rare old Mercedes-Benz 190 in Russia for 50 million rubles.





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Maintenance cost of Chinese cable car Zeekr 001 announced 17:05 - Social Bites

In five years, the owner will have to spend 3.8 million rubles to maintain the Chinese cable car Zeekr 001. This was reported by marketing agency NAPI. According to analysts, the cost of running 1 km will be 50.62 rubles, maintenance of a car per month will be 63.3 thousand…

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Maintenance cost of Chinese cable car Zeekr 001 announced 17:05​

By ANIKA
June 24, 2024

In five years, the owner will have to spend 3.8 million rubles to maintain the Chinese cable car Zeekr 001. This was reported by marketing agency NAPI.
According to analysts, the cost of running 1 km will be 50.62 rubles, maintenance of a car per month will be 63.3 thousand rubles, and for a year it will be 759.3 thousand rubles. The cost of owning Zeekr 001 in five years will be 3.8 million rubles.
The calculation is aimed at the average Muscovite who travels 15 thousand km per year. When making the assessment, analysts took into account the costs of comprehensive insurance and compulsory traffic insurance, as well as taxes and duties, tire purchase, maintenance and gasoline costs.
Calculations were made for the Zeekr 001 car in the You version, its cost is 7.5 million rubles.
It happened before that knownThe former Mercedes plant in Yesipovo near Moscow will begin assembling premium cars of the Exeed brand (owned by the Chery concern) under a contract assembly agreement.
Thus, serial assembly of Exeed, starting with the VX model, will begin in July and the first batch will be delivered to dealers in August.
Previously reportedA new Haval H5 SUV appeared in Russia for 3.7 million rubles.





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Russians were told how expensive auto parts have become 06.24.2024, 23:58 - Social Bites

Auto part prices in Russia increased by up to 50% between January and May 2024, depending on the position. Tatyana Ovchinnikova, director of the international network of car service centers Fit Service, reported this in an interview with socialbites.ca. “According to the 5-month results of 2024...

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Russians were told how expensive auto parts have become 06.24.2024, 23:58​

By ANIKA
June 24, 2024

Auto part prices in Russia increased by up to 50% between January and May 2024, depending on the position. Tatyana Ovchinnikova, director of the international network of car service centers Fit Service, reported this in an interview with socialbites.ca.
“According to the 5-month results of 2024, the average spare part cost increased by 13 percent compared to the same period last year. Of course, price dynamics vary depending on the product group. The smallest growth occurred in the “consumables” group for popular car brands; The biggest increase was in the spare parts group such as pneumatic systems and steering. In some positions, growth reaches 50%,” said Ovchinnikova.
According to the expert, for five months the average spare parts prices for Chinese cars have also increased significantly. The dynamics of the cost of consumables for European, Korean, Japanese and Chinese cars are almost equal. At the same time, the prices of body parts of many popular brands have not changed.
The expert emphasized that prices today are affected by a number of factors: In addition to the standard growth caused by inflation and currency revaluation, the impact of increasingly expensive logistics is increasing and problems with payments to foreign counterparties are also imposed.
happened before knownHow to save money on vehicle maintenance?





Source: Gazeta

 

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In May 2024, almost 100 thousand passenger cars were imported into Russia

According to the results of May, 99 thousand passenger cars were imported into our country. This was reported by experts of AUTOSTAT agency during the forum of car business

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In May 2024, almost 100 thousand passenger cars were imported into Russia​

According to the results of May, 99 thousand passenger cars were imported into our country. This was reported by experts of AUTOSTAT agency during the forum of car business "Used Cars Forum - 2024. Used Cars. Market, programs, tools".
New cars accounted for 70% of this number, which in quantitative terms amounts to 68.9 thousand vehicles. At the same time, in compare with April (57.8 thousand vehicles), this indicator increased by 19%. The remaining 30% of May car imports are used cars (30.1 thousand vehicles). But their import volume for the month slightly decreased (-5%). Recall that in April, 31.6 thousand used cars were imported into the Russian Federation.
Experts note that the same picture is observed if we consider imports in annual comparison. Thus, in relation to May 2023 the volume of import of new cars is growing, and used cars - falling. It is also worth adding that for the first 5 months of this year, almost 340 thousand new cars were imported into our country. This is twice as much as in January-May last year. For used cars this indicator amounted to 145 thousand vehicles (-19%).

 

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Japan reduced supplies of passenger cars to Russia by 22% in May

Japan in May reduced supplies of passenger cars to Russia by 21.9% in compare with the last year. This is evidenced by statistical data published by Japanese Ministry of Finance. Passenger cars account for 65.1% of all Japanese exports to the Russian Federation, writes the agency

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Japan reduced supplies of passenger cars to Russia by 22% in May​

Japan in May reduced supplies of passenger cars to Russia by 21.9% in compare with the last year. This is evidenced by statistical data published by Japanese Ministry of Finance. Passenger cars account for 65.1% of all Japanese exports to the Russian Federation, writes the agency "TASS". Deliveries of car parts to Russia in May decreased by 8.3%, while deliveries of motorcycles increased by 18.1%.
The reduction in deliveries of cars and spare parts continues due to the sanctions that came into force in August 2023, prohibiting the export to Russia of gasoline and diesel cars with engines larger than 1.9 liters and hybrid cars.
It should be noted that Japan remains the leader in the structure of imports of used cars to the Russian market. Thus, in May, this country accounted for 63% of the total volume of imports of used cars, experts of "AUTOSTAT" agency reported with reference to the data of JSC "PPK"*.

 

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Sales of new luxury cars in Russia decreased for the first time in the last 14 months

At the end of May 2024, 38 new Luxury cars were sold in our country, which is 22% less than in the same month last year. This is reported by experts of

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Sales of new luxury cars in Russia decreased for the first time in the last 14 months​

At the end of May 2024, 38 new Luxury cars were sold in our country, which is 22% less than in the same month last year. This is reported by experts of "AUTOSTAT" agency with reference to the data of JSC "PPK "* and taking into account its own segmentation.
Also, experts note that in annual comparison sales of new luxury cars decreased for the first time for the last 14 months. Before that, negative dynamics was observed only in March 2023 (-42%). Starting from April last year and up to April this year, growth was recorded, except for January 2024, when the sales of luxury cars remained at the level of January 2023.
Returning to the statistics of May this year, we note that the leader of this segment of the car market was Bentley. Thus, at the end of spring 15 new cars of this brand were sold. Ferrari and Rolls-Royce cars sold 7 vehicles each. In addition, 6 new Lamborghini cars, 1 - Aston Martin, 2 - Maserati cars were sold during the month.
In the model rating of May, Bentley Bentayga is the leader among the sold luxury cars with an indicator of 11 cars. Lamborghini Urus and Rolls-Royce Cullinan (6 and 5 cars, respectively) are also in the top 3.
Despite the May decline, Russian market of new luxury cars at the end of 5 months of 2024 shows the growth. During this period, its volume amounted to 230 vehicles - 24% more than in January - May last year.

 

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The former Mercedes-Benz plant will produce EXEED cars

The former Mercedes-Benz plant in Esipovo near Moscow, which was transferred to the Russian group Avtodom in April 2023 with the right of repurchase, will produce premium EXEED cars (owned by Chery) under a contractual assembly agreement. According to Kommersant newspaper, citing its sources...

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The former Mercedes-Benz plant will produce EXEED cars​

The former Mercedes-Benz plant in Esipovo near Moscow, which was transferred to the Russian group Avtodom in April 2023 with the right of repurchase, will produce premium EXEED cars (owned by Chery) under a contractual assembly agreement. According to Kommersant newspaper, citing its sources, serial assembly will begin with the VX full-size crossover in July this year, and in August the first batch of cars will be delivered to dealers. Russian-built EXEED VX already has a vehicle type approval (VTA). The second model should enter the assembly line of the enterprise in Moscow region in February 2025.
According to the sources of the publication, the owner of automobile plant - GC "Avtodom" - will receive remuneration for each assembled car, the amount will be in the range of 450 - 500 euros (about 42 - 47 thousand rubles) per car set. The greater stability of the premium segment of automobile market gives relative predictability in production volumes, experts note.
We should remind you that currently EXEED model range in our country includes compact crossover LX, mid-size and full-size SUVs TXL and VX, as well as all-wheel drive cross-coupe EXEED RX.

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/announcement-of-the-cost-of-forthing-t5-crossover-on-the-russian-market/

25/06/2024
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE COST OF FORTHING T5 CROSSOVER ON THE RUSSIAN MARKET
The new Forthing T5 crossover will cost 1.9 million rubles in Russia. According to Kommersant, car production has already been set up at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad, and the start of sales will be announced separately.
With a length of 4,545 mm and a wheelbase of 2,720 mm, the new Forthing turned out to be larger than competitors, which include Geely Coolray, Haval Jolion and Chery Tiggo 4 Pro. Also, unlike the listed models, the novelty is equipped with a multi-link suspension. The power unit is represented by 1.5-liter 4J15T petrol turbocharged engine capacity of 144 HP and 215 Nm of torque, coupled with 6-speed automatic gear box and a torque converter.
The crossover equipment includes heated front seats, a russified multimedia system, eco-leather chairs, a rear-view camera, keyless entry, rear parking sensors, a built-in DVR, six audio speakers and an electric trunk door drive. The novelty will go on sale in a single version.

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/exeed-vx-production-will-be-set-up-at-the-former-mercedes-plant-near-moscow/

25/06/2024
EXEED VX PRODUCTION WILL BE SET UP AT THE FORMER MERCEDES PLANT NEAR MOSCOW
In July 2024, serial assembly of Exeed cars (owned by the Chery concern) will begin at the facilities of Avtodom, the former Mercedes plant, in Esipovo near Moscow, Kommersant reports. It is known that the Russian version of Exeed VX premiere model has already received the Vehicle Type Approval. The start of the novelty sales is scheduled for August of the current year.
It is also reported that in February 2025, it is planned to launch production of the second Exeed model at the same enterprise.

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/haval-h5-entered-russia-under-the-parallel-import-scheme/

25/06/2024
HAVAL H5 ENTERED RUSSIA UNDER THE PARALLEL IMPORT SCHEME
As Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports with reference to the No Limits channel, one of the Moscow dealers brought Haval H5 to Russia. It is reported that the frame SUV was delivered under parallel import.
This is SUV in a version equipped with 2.0-liter powertrain coupled with automatic gear box and all-wheel drive. The cost of such a model is currently 3.65 million rubles, but by autumn of 2024, when the official start of sales is scheduled, the price may increase to 4.3-4.8 million rubles (this figure was announced at one of the dealer conferences).

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/haval-h5-entered-russia-under-the-parallel-import-scheme/

25/06/2024
HAVAL H5 ENTERED RUSSIA UNDER THE PARALLEL IMPORT SCHEME
As Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports with reference to the No Limits channel, one of the Moscow dealers brought Haval H5 to Russia. It is reported that the frame SUV was delivered under parallel import.
This is SUV in a version equipped with 2.0-liter powertrain coupled with automatic gear box and all-wheel drive. The cost of such a model is currently 3.65 million rubles, but by autumn of 2024, when the official start of sales is scheduled, the price may increase to 4.3-4.8 million rubles (this figure was announced at one of the dealer conferences).

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New car prices dropped in Russia 18:08 - Social Bites

In May, the weighted average cost of a new passenger car in Russia for the first time in a long time fell - to 2.8 million rubles. In this respect reports "Autostat". According to the agency, the weighted average price of a car in July last year was 3 million…

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New car prices dropped in Russia 18:08​

By ANIKA
June 25, 2024

In May, the weighted average cost of a new passenger car in Russia for the first time in a long time fell – to 2.8 million rubles. In this respect reports “Autostat”.
According to the agency, the weighted average price of a car in July last year was 3 million rubles. It was at approximately the same level for 10 months and reached its maximum (3.9 million rubles) in March. But then the figure started to drop.
Analysts believe that the decrease in weighted average cost is due to the change in the sales structure of new passenger cars. Thus, while the share of economical vehicles in the market has increased recently, the share of expensive and very expensive cars has decreased.
Before that AvtoVAZ raised Prices of two Lada models. Thus, the Granta sedan in the Comfort’24 Plus configuration has become 50 thousand rubles more expensive. The increase compared to the previous price was 4.1%. The Granta cable car in the Club’24 version began to cost 30 thousand rubles more (+2.3%).
By the way, the price of the Lada Niva Travel SUV in the Comfort ’24 configuration dropped by 7 thousand rubles (-0.5%). However, in the Black’24, KHL’24 and Luxe’24 trim levels, the price of the car increased by 23 thousand rubles (+1.5-1.6%).
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Hongqi will expand model range in Russia

Premium brand Hongqi plans to expand its model range in the Russian market. This was reported to the portal

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Hongqi will expand model range in Russia​

Premium brand Hongqi plans to expand its model range in the Russian market. This was reported to the portal "Auto Mail.ru" by the executive director of Hongqi Rus Ivan Savelyev.
"The company plans to bring [to the Russian market] all those models that are coming to the Chinese market. We have a luxury direction - it is Hongqi H9, but we have a lower bar - it is, for example, a large business-class sedan H5. H7 is not even in the plans. HS3 is a crossover in the compact segment, it will appear in the near future, "lonch" will be held on June 27th. HS5, HS7 - a full-size seven-seat SUV - the whole range of these cars will appear. The big car (HS7 - ed.) is to be adapted to the Russian market. Further - in the sedans H5 and H9, perhaps in the near future we will be able to present all-wheel drive versions. And we hope to present a large sedan L1 next year. In terms of dimensions in the base version, it corresponds in length to the Mercedes-Benz S-Class Long, which was sold in Russia. The dimensions of this sedan are very impressive, and it will also have an extended version", - said Ivan Savelyev.
In addition, according to him, in the Russian market will appear minivan Hongqi HQ9, which is currently offered in front-wheel drive version with a gasoline engine. It is planned that Hongqi HQ9 and crossover Hongqi HS7 will go on sale with hybrid powertrains, allowing to increase power and realize all-wheel drive.

 

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TANK returned to the top-10 of the Russian car market

In the 25th week of 2024 (from June 17 to June 23), 619 new TANK cars were sold in Russia. According to the experts of

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TANK returned to the top-10 of the Russian car market​

In the 25th week of 2024 (from June 17 to June 23), 619 new TANK cars were sold in Russia. According to the experts of "AUTOSTAT" agency with reference to the data of JSC "PPK"*, this allowed the Chinese brand to enter the top 10 of Russian market after a long break. The last time it was there at the end of 16th week of this year.
In the brand rating the leadership is still maintained by LADA, whose sales last week came up to 8020 new passenger cars. Next are Chinese brands Haval (3898 vehicles), Chery (3140 vehicles), Geely (2572 vehicles), Changan (2328 vehicles) and OMODA (1239 vehicles).
The seventh position was occupied by Belgee from Belarus, the sales volume of which amounted to 850 vehicles. Three "Chinese" - EXEED (757 vehicles), Jetour (723 vehicles) and TANK (619 vehicles) – are also in the top 10.
In total, 29 733 new passenger cars were sold in our country during the reporting period - 16% more than in the 24th week.