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The car that accelerated the closure of ZIL was named 14:31 - Social Bites

The prototype of the first car of the KamAZ plant was the ZIL-170 truck with a diesel engine, designed to transport goods in all climatic zones. In this regard reported Mikhail Kolodochkin, expert of the magazine “Behind the Wheel”. The most modern truck has been designed at ZIL since 1967.…

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The car that accelerated the closure of ZIL was named 14:31​

By ANIKA
September 15, 2024

The prototype of the first car of the KamAZ plant was the ZIL-170 truck with a diesel engine, designed to transport goods in all climatic zones. In this regard reported Mikhail Kolodochkin, expert of the magazine “Behind the Wheel”.

The most modern truck has been designed at ZIL since 1967. The three-axle vehicle received a 210 hp diesel engine, a gearbox with a divider, diskless wheels and a cross-axle differential lock. The ZIL-170 also had power steering and a pneumatic hydraulic clutch. The modern truck did not fit on the ZIL conveyor – its production was established at the new KamAZ plant built in Naberezhnye Chelny.

“It is interesting that even the index “5320” was initially assigned to ZIL, although the car was to be produced at KamAZ for a long time. And the Moscow plant, as you know, was eventually destroyed,” Kolodochkin concluded.

It was previously known that the Exlantix ES sedan will take hybrid version.






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Exlantix ES sedan to be sold in Russia now has a hybrid version 12:53 - Social Bites

The Exlantix ES sedan (Exeed Sterra ES in the Chinese market) will receive a new version with hybrid drive. In this regard reports Automatic home. Information about the new modification of the sedan was announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. To increase the...

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Exlantix ES sedan to be sold in Russia now has a hybrid version 12:53​

By ANIKA
September 15, 2024

The Exlantix ES sedan (Exeed Sterra ES in the Chinese market) will receive a new version with hybrid drive. In this regard reports Automatic home.

Information about the new modification of the sedan was announced by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China. To increase the power reserve, a 1.5 gasoline turbo engine with 156 hp was added to the design of the car. Previously, the car was offered only with two electric motors.

The car, equipped with a lithium iron phosphate traction battery, will be introduced at the end of 2024. The hybrid Exlantix has a solid front body panel with a radiator grille in the front bumper. The car is equipped with hidden door handles and wheels that improve aerodynamics. The length of the sedan is 4945 mm, the wheelbase is 3000 mm.

Sales of the Exlantix ES electric sedan should start in Russia. Brand press service It was announcedthat the car has already been adapted for the Russian market.

Previously in Russia exhibited For sale is a rare BMW sedan.






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Experts noted the biggest advantage of Chinese cars over "old" automakers 10:02 - Social Bites

Chinese automakers are rapidly conquering the global electric vehicle market, replacing major Western brands. writes RIA Novosti, with reference to the Telegraph newspaper. Experts noted that with the recent dominance of foreign brands in the Chinese market, everything has changed with the...

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Experts noted the biggest advantage of Chinese cars over “old” automakers 10:02​

By ANIKA
September 15, 2024

Chinese automakers are rapidly conquering the global electric vehicle market, replacing major Western brands. writes RIA Novosti, with reference to the Telegraph newspaper.

Experts noted that with the recent dominance of foreign brands in the Chinese market, everything has changed with the emergence of Tesla and the development of domestic electric vehicle manufacturers. The publication writes that the younger generation of Chinese consumers has begun to prefer domestic brands.

In contrast, Western automakers were not ready for such developments in the market. Due to the attack of the Chinese automotive industry, many companies are reducing their production in China and are suffering losses. Chinese companies such as BYD are also increasing their sales and entering the global market.

The main advantage of Chinese electric vehicles is their low price with very high quality. This is ensured by a developed production base and state support for the industry.

Russian scientists previously I learnedWhich gender of driver is more likely to have an accident?






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Sales of Chinese cars came up to a record 90 thousand vehicles in August

According to AUTOSTAT agency, 90 thousand new passenger cars of Chinese brands were sold in Russia in August 2024. This figure is a record for all the time of presence of

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Sales of Chinese cars came up to a record 90 thousand vehicles in August​

According to AUTOSTAT agency, 90 thousand new passenger cars of Chinese brands were sold in Russia in August 2024. This figure is a record for all the time of presence of "Chinese" in the Russian market. Recall that their previous maximum was noted in March of this year - 84 thousand sold cars.

Experts of agency noted that in the last month of summer record sales figures were recorded for a number of brands from China. Thus, if we consider the top ten brands, Haval breaks records for the second month in a row (in August – 18 564 sold cars), Chery - the third month (16 544 vehicles), Changan - the fourth (11 429 vehicles), Jetour - the third (3704 vehicles), and JAECOO - the sixth (2852 vehicles). In addition, it is worth paying attention to record sales volumes of such brands as TANK (2,787 vehicles), GAC (2,273 vehicles) and Hongqi (784 vehicles) in August.

Sales of the most popular Chinese models among Russians are also breaking records. For example, crossover Haval Jolion does it for the second month in a row - in August its result amounted to 8955 sold vehicles. Chery Tiggo 7 PRO Max (8004 vehicles in August) and Changan CS35 Plus (2261 vehicles) also broke records for the second month in a row. Chery Tiggo 4 PRO is the third month in a row (5,543 vehicles in August), and Changan CS55 Plus is the fourth (4,782 vehicles). The Haval M6 (3,977 vehicles), Geely Atlas (2,994 vehicles) and TANK 300 (1,724 vehicles) also had the highest end-of-summer sales.
Evgeny Zhitnukhin, head of dealer car marketplace FRESH, believes that sales of new cars, especially Chinese brands, reached record highs in August amid the upcoming indexation of the utilization fee in October. "Russians are afraid of price growth, which stimulates them to buy cars before the price update. In addition, in the last month of summer, car companies and dealers continued to offer favorable conditions for making a deal," Zhitnukhin explains.

According to Andrey Olkhovsky, CEO of AVTODOM Group of Companies, the expectation of a key rate increase at the September meeting of Central Bank caused an increased demand for car loans. "At the same time, the positive market dynamics was formed due to the support of demand from the main players, importers and distributors. At the same time, Haval due to the variety of models and against the background of tough competition continues to maintain its leading position among Chinese brands," Olkhovsky adds.

 

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LADA Niva Legend SUV has got LEDs and coriander

The oldest of the AVTOVAZ models received modernized lighting equipment. According to the official website of manufacturer, the sections of daytime running lights of LADA Niva Legend SUV are equipped with LEDs.As you know, LED daytime running lights (DRL) are characterized by greater reliability...

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LADA Niva Legend SUV has got LEDs and coriander​

16.09.24

The oldest of the AVTOVAZ models received modernized lighting equipment. According to the official website of manufacturer, the sections of daytime running lights of LADA Niva Legend SUV are equipped with LEDs.
As you know, LED daytime running lights (DRL) are characterized by greater reliability and durability in compare with traditional lights with incandescent bulbs. In addition, thanks to LEDs, the brightness of LEDs increased by 1.5 times, and the parking lights themselves - 2.5 times. This not only has a positive effect on traffic safety, but also improves the balance of energy consumption.

LED DRLs are designed for all sets of Niva Legend SUV, except for the basic version Classic. As previously reported by "AUTOSTAT" agency, its price so far is 981 000 rubles, and all others cost more than 1 million. At the same time, the cost of the new option is 7,000 rubles.

In addition to LED DHO, the domestic SUV in September received an additional color in its palette, in which the golden-brown metallic "coriander" returned. Recall that it is already used for the coloring of cars Granta and Vesta. And soon it will be used to paint LADA NIVA Travel SUV for the first time.

 

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Kia KX1 crossover is available for purchase in Russia

In Russia compact crossover Kia KX1 became available, which is not officially delivered to our country. The proposed car arrived to us from China in a single copy, and its price is 2,298,000 rubles, according to the portal

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Kia KX1 crossover is available for purchase in Russia​

In Russia compact crossover Kia KX1 became available, which is not officially delivered to our country. The proposed car arrived to us from China in a single copy, and its price is 2,298,000 rubles, according to the portal "Avtonovosti day". It is worth noting that earlier Kia KX1 was offered for 100 thousand rubles more expensive.

A large marketplace offers to buy a car of 2023 year of manufacture in the Sunroof configuration. Under the bonnet of the compact crossover is an engine with a volume of 1.4 liters and 100 hp, which works in tandem with a classic 6-speed automatic transmission. The drive is front-wheel drive.

If you believe the reviews on the engine, its service life can be 400 - 600 thousand kilometers of mileage under the condition of timely and complete maintenance with the use of certified technical fluids. Although according to the official characteristics, its resource is 200 thousand km.

Kia KX1 is equipped with leather multi-control steering wheel, climate control, cruise control, front and rear parking sensors, rearview camera, push-button engine start, alloy wheels, power mirrors, power windows in all doors, media system with touchscreen and Apple CarPlay support, and eco-leather seats.

 

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Car dealers expect record sales in September

In September, Russian car market is expected to repeat the trends of August, as the key date for the majority of buyers is October 1 and the factor of increasing the utilization fee. This opinion was expressed to

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Car dealers expect record sales in September​

In September, Russian car market is expected to repeat the trends of August, as the key date for the majority of buyers is October 1 and the factor of increasing the utilization fee. This opinion was expressed to "AUTOSTAT" agency by Mikhail Popov, Sales and Marketing Director of "Sunrise Group".

According to him, dealers will not be in a hurry to raise prices, as this situation is a good way to sell the maximum number of cars and try to lay the foundation for the sales of their annual plans. And for buyers September is a "second chance" to buy a car at a reasonable price.

In turn, Deputy General Director of AG "Avilon" for new car sales Renat Tyukteev notes that in September the market will observe several multidirectional factors. On the one hand, the demand will grow due to corporate clients after the summer lull. On the other hand, the number of transactions will be pressured by the high key rate of the Central Bank. But in general, September will be no worse than August.

"I am sure that in October we will see record data for September and we are already building our processes based on the increase in demand. Sales results in September are always influenced by dealers' efforts to increase sales, as it is the last month of the third quarter, and bonuses received from suppliers will depend on its positive results," summarizes Andrey Olkhovsky, General Director of GC "AUTODOM".

Recall that in August 2024 in Russia it was sold a record number of new passenger cars for the last 3.5 years. According to the agency "AUTOSTAT", their sales came up to 148.3 thousand vehicles - 35% more than in August last year.

 

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Hybrid BMW 5 Series was brought to Russia - NAPI

NAPI Hybrid BMW 5 Series was brought to Russia A Russian dealer imported an eighth-generation German BMW 5 Series business sedan into Russia under the parallel import scheme.

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16/09/2024
Hybrid BMW 5 Series was brought to Russia
A Russian dealer imported an eighth-generation German BMW 5 Series business sedan into Russia under the parallel import scheme. The car cost is 11,200,000 rubles, according to the offers on classifieds to the Moscow dealership Imperium Motors.

Compared with the earlier version of the model, the length of the novelty increased by 86 mm and exceeded 5 m, the width increased by 33 mm, the wheelbase increased by 20 mm and now it is almost 3 m.

The sedan is available to Russian customers in the version 530e equipped with 2.0-liter hybrid engine with a total capacity of 299 HP, coupled with automatic gear box and rear-wheel drive.

 

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Toyota bZ3 became available in a Russian dealership - NAPI

NAPI Toyota bZ3 became available in a Russian dealership A Russian dealer imported a Japanese Toyota bZ3 electric sedan of the current first generation under the parallel import scheme into the Russian Federation.

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Toyota bZ3 became available in a Russian dealership
A Russian dealer imported a Japanese Toyota bZ3 electric sedan of the current first generation under the parallel import scheme into the Russian Federation. The car cost is 3,100,000 rubles according to the offers on classifiedss.

The electric car will be offered to Russian customers in the version Elite. The model dimensions are as follows: length is 4,725 mm, width – 1,835 mm, height – 1,475 mm, wheelbase – 2,880 mm.

The power plant is represented by an electric unit capacity of 184 HP (135 kW), coupled with automatic gear box and front-wheel drive.

 

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16/09/2024
LED DRL has been added to the classic LADA Niva
AvtoVAZ has equipped the classic LADA Niva Legend SUV with LED daytime running lights (DRL). As Kommersant reports, they will be introduced in all versions except the initial Classic as an option at the cost of 7 thousand rubles. Thus, the price for the most affordable three-door Niva with DRL will be at least 1.1 million rubles.

According to AVTOVAZ's comments, LED running lights are more bright and reliable compared to lights equipped with an incandescent lamp. Thus, the DRL brightness increased by 50%, while the brightness of the parking lights increased 2.5-fold. Also, the use of LEDs improves the balance of energy consumption.

 

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Lada Vesta's price with new options announced 20:20 - Social Bites

Domestic automaker AvtoVAZ has announced prices for Lada Vesta with localized ESC (Electronic Stability Control) stability control system and new options. In this regard reports "Russian newspaper". The Comfort sedan is equipped with a 1.6-liter engine producing 106 hp. and MCP. They offer to...

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Lada Vesta’s price with new options announced 20:20​

By Anika
September 16, 2024

Domestic automaker AvtoVAZ has announced prices for Lada Vesta with localized ESC (Electronic Stability Control) stability control system and new options. In this regard reports “Russian newspaper”.

The Comfort sedan is equipped with a 1.6-liter engine producing 106 hp. and MCP. They offer to buy it for 1.5 million rubles. Version with a 1.8-liter engine with 122 hp. and a CVT costs 1.6 million rubles. But AvtoVAZ decided to sell the SW station wagon for 1.6 million or 1.7 million rubles, depending on the equipment.

Russians are also offered to purchase the top version of the Techno model for 1.8-1.9 million rubles. For the SW Cross station wagon with a CVT and new options, you will have to pay 2.1 million rubles.

It happened before that knownIt was stated that the Ministry of Industry and Trade approved a long-term indexation scale for the recycling fee of cars until 2030.

The recycling fee for vehicles and trailers will be indexed from October 1 this year: In the first phase, the rate will increase by 70-85% and will then be adjusted by 10-20% each year from January 1.

According to Anton Shaparin, vice-president of the National Automobile Association, with the first increase in the recycling fee, the cost of basic Chinese cars will increase by 300 thousand rubles, or 10-20% of the current price. He also believes that AvtoVAZ will raise prices for Ladas from 100 thousand rubles to 200 thousand rubles, depending on the model.

It was there before named Cars that dropped in price in Russia in September.






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Chinese brand bans gray vehicle deliveries to Russia 15:28 - Social Bites

China's Voyah car brand has banned the export of its products abroad, including to Russia, through unofficial channels. They write about this "News". According to the directive from the company's head office, this requirement applies to both new and used cars. It was noted that those who violate...

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Chinese brand bans gray vehicle deliveries to Russia 15:28​

By Anika
September 16, 2024

China’s Voyah car brand has banned the export of its products abroad, including to Russia, through unofficial channels. They write about this “News”.

According to the directive from the company’s head office, this requirement applies to both new and used cars. It was noted that those who violate this rule will be fined 100,000 yuan per vehicle. If it is found that the dealer personally organized these sales, cooperation with him will be terminated.

Checkpoints on Russia’s border with China in September consisting of Traffic congestion due to vehicle recycling fee hikes scheduled for October 1. Sources said the congestion was caused by distributors’ desire to import any equipment that could be subject to a potential increase in recycling collection. Industry sources say congestion has increased since the end of July and crossing the border can now take up to a week.

Previously It became knownIt was stated that Chery is preparing to enter the market with the second model of its iCar sub-brand.






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Names of cars whose prices dropped in Russia in September 12:45 - Social Bites

In the first half of September, seven car brands changed the prices of their cars. reports "Avtostat" with reference to the study "Automobile Prices". At the beginning of autumn, the price of four GAC GS3 configurations increased by 100 thousand rubles. Also, the price of three versions of the GAC…

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Names of cars whose prices dropped in Russia in September 12:45​

By Anika
September 16, 2024

In the first half of September, seven car brands changed the prices of their cars. reports “Avtostat” with reference to the study “Automobile Prices”.

At the beginning of autumn, the price of four GAC GS3 configurations increased by 100 thousand rubles. Also, the price of three versions of the GAC GS8 increased by 100 – 150 thousand rubles. But for the Chery brand, the price of the Tiggo 4 Pro crossover in the Family version increased by 10 thousand rubles, and in the Style configuration – by 15 thousand rubles.

Meanwhile, the Belgee X70 has increased in price by 20 thousand rubles. Two Geely cars have also become more expensive: the Emgrand sedan (+0.8% – 1.0%) and the Atlas Pro crossover (+0.6% – 0.7%). The Sollers brand has increased the price of the Argo model in the 3.5T version by 80 thousand. UAZ has increased the price of the “Pro” model in various versions by 50 – 149 thousand rubles.

The only brand that reduced car prices in the fall was the premium Exeed: the VX SUV in the initial Prestige configuration fell in price by 50 thousand rubles, and the LX crossover by 100 thousand rubles.

It happened before that knownIt was stated that the Ministry of Industry and Trade approved a long-term indexation scale for the recycling fee of cars until 2030.

The recycling fee for vehicles and trailers will be indexed from October 1 this year: In the first phase, the rate will increase by 70-85% and will then be adjusted by 10-20% each year from January 1.

According to Anton Shaparin, vice-president of the National Automobile Association, with the first increase in the recycling fee, the cost of basic Chinese cars will increase by 300 thousand rubles, or 10-20% of the current price. He also believes that AvtoVAZ will raise prices for Ladas from 100 thousand rubles to 200 thousand rubles, depending on the model.

Russians before It has been said on the consequences of indexing the size of the recycling fee.






Source: Gazeta

 

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Hongqi told about new products for the Russian market

Premium brand Hongqi is planning to introduce a new executive sedan L1 to the Russian market in the first half of 2025, whose first preview in our country was recently held at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2024). This was announced by Ivan Savelyev, Executive Director of Hongqi Rus, adding...

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Hongqi told about new products for the Russian market​

Premium brand Hongqi is planning to introduce a new executive sedan L1 to the Russian market in the first half of 2025, whose first preview in our country was recently held at the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF-2024). This was announced by Ivan Savelyev, Executive Director of Hongqi Rus, adding that other new products from Hongqi are also planned for Russia.

The first of them, according to him, will be an updated mid-size crossover Hongqi HS5 New, the official start of sales of which is scheduled for the autumn of this year. To date, Hongqi model lineup in Russia includes the flagship executive sedan H9, full-size electric crossover E-HS9, full-size crossover HS7, business sedan H5, mid-size crossover HS5 and a new compact crossover HS3.

 

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Key rate increase will contribute to stagnation of the car market

The high level of key rate, together with other factors, such as the increase in the utilization fee in 2024, will contribute to stagnation in the car market, especially in the middle price segment of cars. This opinion was expressed by Ilarion Demchikov, Business Development Director of Alfa...

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Key rate increase will contribute to stagnation of the car market​

The high level of key rate, together with other factors, such as the increase in the utilization fee in 2024, will contribute to stagnation in the car market, especially in the middle price segment of cars. This opinion was expressed by Ilarion Demchikov, Business Development Director of Alfa Leasing Group of Companies.

"The most noticeable impact of the current level of key rate will be on small and medium-sized businesses - the cost of loans increases, the debt burden rises, as a result, entrepreneurs reduce expenditures for the development of enterprises, for example, investments in the expansion of the car fleet. At the same time, there are positive factors: in conditions of oversupply, car dealers launch marketing campaigns that reduce the cost of cars. This supports a high level of consumer activity and, perhaps, will offset business losses from the tightening of monetary policy", - summarizes Ilarion Demchikov.

It should be reminded that on September 13 the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Bank of Russia was held, during which it was decided to raise the key rate to 19%. As previously reported by the agency "AUTOSTAT", in August the issuance of car loans for new passenger cars showed positive dynamics, while for used cars - negative. And both in quantitative and monetary terms. Thus, in August the number of issued car loans for purchase of new cars increased by 9% in compare with the previous month, and in rubles - by 7%. As for used cars, the volume of issued loans decreased by 6% in units and by 7% in money in compare with July.