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Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Oil-change intervals and engine longevity under heavy use: practical guidance

Understand how urban driving patterns affect oil life and why changing oil every 5k-7k km can protect the engine in tough conditions

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Russians chose the optimal mileage for changing the oil in a car 14:05

By ANIKA
January 12, 2024

Engine oil in a car can be changed after 15 thousand kilometers, but if the car regularly moves in traffic jams or the engine operates under load, this figure is reduced by half. Expert Mikhail Kolodochkin from Za Rulem magazine told socialbites.ca about this. He warned that the engine may seize due to untimely oil changes.
“Every automaker makes average recommendations for oil changes. Basically this is 15 thousand km – a recommendation based on our own tests. But this does not take into account the burdens,” Kolodochkin said.
According to him, recently manufacturers began to add a clause to the car’s user manual stating that when used in difficult conditions, including driving in urban traffic jams, this conditional replacement parameter should be divided in half.
“You don’t need to experiment on your car. Experienced car owners who are accustomed to everything usually change the oil every 5-7 thousand km. And this is the best option for the engine to last for a long time. But with such frequent changes, in no case should you buy the cheapest and worst oil with the expectation that after a few thousand kilometers it will still need to be drained,” explained the auto expert.
Russians before in the name Three driver habits that lead to engine failure.

Source: Gazeta

Mr X · Jan 12, 2024

Yommie said:
Geely sells in Europe under the Zeekr brand.

Chinese luxury EV brand Zeekr will expand to Europe by end of 2023 | TechCrunch

Zeekr said at Auto Shanghai that it will sell the Zeekr 001 and Zeekr X in Sweden and the Netherlands starting in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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I haven't come across one in the UK yet; perhaps it will expand there soon. Unfortunately, the UK auto industry tends to favor European and Japanese brands, with an exception for Tesla and Ford, often mistakenly assumed to be British.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Mr X said:
I haven't come across one in the UK yet; perhaps it will expand there soon. Unfortunately, the UK auto industry tends to favor European and Japanese brands, with an exception for Tesla and Ford, often mistakenly assumed to be British.

Geely's domestic brands not yet expanded into the UK. In the UK Geely sells brands from its European subsidiaries Lotus and Volvo. Zeekr should be selling in the UK within a few years.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Experts described changes in the structure of the Russian car market in 2023

In 2023, Russians bought more than 1 million new passenger cars. This is 69% more than a year ago. How the structure of the market of new passenger cars now looks like at the end of 2023, told the experts of the agency

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Experts described changes in the structure of the Russian car market in 2023

In 2023, Russians bought more than 1 million new passenger cars. This is 69% more than a year ago. How the structure of the market of new passenger cars now looks like at the end of 2023, told the experts of the agency "AUTOSTAT". Thus, the share of the premium segment for the last year has decreased from 7% (in 2022) to 3% (in 2023). Accordingly, the share of the mass segment grew from 93% to 97%.
The share of legal entities in the structure of the car market has also decreased: if in 2022 they accounted for 24.2% of total sales, now - 22.3%. But the share of individuals, on the contrary, increased - from 75.8% to 77.7%. It also became known that station wagons have become even more popular among Russians, which, of course, is due to the continuing growth in sales of crossovers and SUVs. Thus, for the year, the share of station wagons in the market grew from 59% to 66%.
At the same time, the share of sedans decreased from 25% to 19%, and hatchbacks - from 13% to 11%. As for the market structure by fuel type, petrol cars have become even more popular. Their share in 2023 was 93.7%, up from 91.6% a year ago. At the same time, the share of sales of diesel cars fell by more than half - from 6.6% to 2.8%. Hybrid cars, whose share rose from 1.1% to 2.1%, and electric cars (from 0.5% to 1.3%) showed growth.
Note: the publication uses data from JSC PPK (Passport Industrial Consulting), a joint venture of JSC E-Passport and AUTOSTAT LLC.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

The share of imported cars in the Russian market in 2023 more than doubled

The share of imported cars in 2023 accounted for 54% of total sales of new passenger cars in our country. This was reported by experts of the agency

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The share of imported cars in the Russian market in 2023 more than doubled

The share of imported cars in 2023 accounted for 54% of total sales of new passenger cars in our country. This was reported by experts of the agency "AUTOSTAT". They noted that at the end of 2022, the market share of imported cars was 25%. Thus, for the year it increased 2.2 times. At the same time, the share of sales of cars supplied under official import (in fact, from China) has grown most significantly - from 14% to 42%, i.e. threefold.
But the share of the market of alternative (parallel) imports increased insignificantly - from 11% to 12%. In addition, the share of sales of domestic brands has increased for the last year - from 29% to 33%. But for foreign cars of local assembly this indicator decreased more than threefold - from 46% to 13%. As experts of AUTOSTAT agency note, if in 2022 foreign cars of Russian production dominated in our market, in 2023 those assembled abroad prevailed.
Note: this publication uses data from JSC PPC ("Passport Industrial Consulting"), a joint venture of JSC E-Passport and AUTOSTAT LLC.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Moskvich plant summarized sales results in 2023

Moskvich plant has sold more than 15.3 thousand cars since the start of sales in March 2023 (including more than 1.5 thousand electric cars). At the same time, almost 19 thousand Moskvich cars have already been shipped to dealers. The press-service of the enterprise informed about it the agency

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Moskvich plant summarized sales results in 2023

Moskvich plant has sold more than 15.3 thousand cars since the start of sales in March 2023 (including more than 1.5 thousand electric cars). At the same time, almost 19 thousand Moskvich cars have already been shipped to dealers. The press-service of the enterprise informed about it the agency "AUTOSTAT", adding that the share of sales to the public sector does not exceed 10% of the total volume.
Recall, the compact Moskvich 3 crossover currently costs from 2 million 220 thousand rubles. Electric crossover Moskvich 3e is offered for 3 million 950 thousand rubles. In addition, in October 2023 dealers have a new liftback Moskvich 6, which is available at a price from 2 million 626 thousand rubles.
In the first half of 2024 it is planned to start serial production and sales of a mid-size crossover Moskvich 5, and closer to the end of the year will be presented crossover D-class called Moskvich 8.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Sales of new LCVs grew by 20% in 2023

For the whole last year, 90.4 thousand new light commercial vehicles (LCV) were sold in Russia, which is 20% more than in 2022. Recall that these statistics are based on the data of JSC

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Sales of new LCVs grew by 20% in 2023

For the whole last year, 90.4 thousand new light commercial vehicles (LCV) were sold in Russia, which is 20% more than in 2022. Recall that these statistics are based on the data of JSC "PPK "*, using the segmentation of the agency "AUTOSTAT". Thus, we refer some models of pickup trucks to passenger cars rather than LCVs. The leader of the light commercial vehicles market in our country remains the domestic brand GAZ, which accounted for more than half (58%) of the total volume in 2023.
In quantitative terms, this amounts to 52.5 thousand vehicles. Next in the ranking are three more Russian brands - UAZ (15.9 thousand vehicles), Sollers (7.7 thousand vehicles) and LADA (4.7 thousand vehicles). The Korean Hyundai (2,000 vehicles) is also in the top 5.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

The most expensive Moskvich 6 is expected at dealers in the second half of January

Moskvich 6 liftback in a new top

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The most expensive Moskvich 6 is expected at dealers in the second half of January

Moskvich 6 liftback in a new top "Techno" configuration is expected at Russian dealers in the second half of January. This was reported to "Rossiyskaya Gazeta" by the director of "Avilon Moskvich, Dmitry Makarychev. The "Techno" configuration is offered for the Moskvich 6 liftback with a 1.5-litre GDi turbocharged engine with an output of 174 hp paired with a robotized transmission. The appearance of the car is distinguished by a horizontal LED strip on the bonnet between the headlights, welcome light animation, light logo Moskvich in the front doors and dynamic turn indicators in the taillights.
The design is completed by a panoramic roof with a sunroof and 18" black alloy wheels. Atmospheric lighting provides comfort in the cabin, and 8 speakers - quality sound. Also, it is included an electrically operated boot door and a 12V socket in the boot. In addition, the new version has additional safety systems - blind spot monitoring (BSD), rear cross collision warning (CTA), rear collision warning (RCW), door opening warning (DOW), as well as safety curtains and electric locking of rear doors from being opened by children. Recall, at the moment Moskvich 6 is presented in two sets - "Comfort" and "Business" - costing 2 million 626 thousand rubles and 2 million 826 thousand rubles, respectively.
In the first case, the car is equipped with a basic 1.5-litre turbo engine with an output of 136 hp paired with a stepless transmission CVT. The "Business" version with a more powerful 1.5-litre engine (174 hp), which works in combination with a double-clutch robot transmission, is offered for 2 million 976 thousand rubles. Moskvich 6 liftback has the following dimensions: 4 770 mm in length, 1 820 mm in width and 1 492 mm in height. The ground clearance is 140 mm. The volume of the luggage compartment is 540 litres.

Yommie · Jan 12, 2024

Russian car market returns to the top five European leaders in 2023

The Russian car market, which in 2022 for the first time in modern history fell out of the top five European leaders, at the end of last year was able to somewhat restore its position, taking fifth place in the European championship. According to the data obtained by the agency

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Russian car market returns to the top five European leaders in 2023

The Russian car market, which in 2022 for the first time in modern history fell out of the top five European leaders, at the end of last year was able to somewhat restore its position, taking fifth place in the European championship. According to the data obtained by the agency "AUTOSTAT" in the national associations of automakers in Europe, the leader in car sales in 2023 was Germany, where 2 million 844 thousand 609 cars were sold (+7.3%).
As noted in the Association of the German automotive industry (VDA), the positive dynamics is recorded for the second year in a row, but last year's result is still 21% below the level of "pre-pandemic" 2019. Second place among the largest European car markets went to the UK with 1 million 903,054 vehicles (+17.9%). The third result was shown by France with 1 million 774 thousand 739 cars sold (+16.1%). Then comes Italy, whose dealers sold 1 million 565 thousand 815 cars (+18.9%). If Russia is taken into account when considering the European car market, our country has risen to the fifth line of the European rating.
As reported by experts of "AUTOSTAT" agency with reference to the data of JSC "PPK "*, the volume of the passenger car market in Russia at the end of 2023 was 1 million 058 thousand 708 vehicles (+69%). We would also add that the Spanish car market last year increased by 16.7% to 949,472 cars. As noted in the Spanish Association of manufacturers of cars and trucks (ANFAC), the growth in sales was contributed to improved availability of cars at dealers, while demand was restrained by inflation and rising interest rates, which did not allow to reach the "pre-pandemic" 1-million mark.