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Rogozin criticized the quality of UAZ cars 08:49 - Social Bites

Senator Dmitry Rogozin criticized the quality of UAZ vehicles supplied to the Northern Military District. This is what he's talking about stated He addressed the facility management on his Telegram channel. “I think I have already written about the disgusting quality of UAZ-made vehicles...

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Rogozin criticized the quality of UAZ cars 08:49​

By ANIKA
September 27, 2024

Senator Dmitry Rogozin criticized the quality of UAZ vehicles supplied to the Northern Military District. This is what he’s talking about stated He addressed the facility management on his Telegram channel.

“I think I have already written about the disgusting quality of UAZ-made vehicles supplied to the front. Maybe you could stop making fun of guys? Wouldn’t you like to embrace the steering wheel that fell off while driving somewhere on the side of the road between Tokmak and Rabotino? The war begins and you send your marriage to the front. Shame and disgrace! Do you think war will wipe out everything? You are wrong,” Rogozin wrote.

He invited the manager of the plant and technologists to come to SVO and investigate the reasons for the faulty UAZ vehicles.

It happened before that knownThat Russia will create a new light military vehicle “Vityaz” equipped with the “Volnorez” electronic warfare system.

The car is based on the domestic UAZ 469 SUV platform. Instead of a gasoline engine, a diesel power unit is installed. The vehicle can be equipped with anti-aircraft machine gun mounts paired with the KPVT heavy machine gun.

The developer called the main advantage of the new car driving performance and ease of maintenance.

Today the first copy of the car is almost ready.

Previously reportedHe said that Russia will begin producing updated Akhmat armored vehicles.






Source: Gazeta

 

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Sale date of four-wheel drive Gazelle NN announced 16:08 - Social Bites

Russian manufacturer GAZ will start selling the all-wheel drive Gazelle 4×4 NN in 2025. about this reports "Auto Mail.ru", citing a source at the factory. Gazelle 4×4 NN will differ from Sobol 4×4 NN in that the wheelbase has been increased by 14 centimeters and the rear overhang of the…

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Sale date of four-wheel drive Gazelle NN announced 16:08​

By ANIKA
September 26, 2024

Russian manufacturer GAZ will start selling the all-wheel drive Gazelle 4×4 NN in 2025. about this reports “Auto Mail.ru”, citing a source at the factory.

Gazelle 4×4 NN will differ from Sobol 4×4 NN in that the wheelbase has been increased by 14 centimeters and the rear overhang of the body is half a meter longer. “There will also be different single-pitch and double-pitch rear tire options available for the all-wheel-drive Gazelle,” the source said.

The new product will be available in different body types, including combi, minibus, all-metal van, open box truck, and also as a separate chassis. It will be possible to drive with a passenger car license.

“Gazelle 4×4 NN” received a two-liter diesel engine with 149 hp. and six-speed transmission.

Before that, dealers of the automobile manufacturer GAZ started Sale of the new version of the Gazelle NN model with a single rear wheel.

It is stated that the single-incline vehicle maneuvers better and this version has lower fuel consumption. In addition, due to the smaller width of the wheel arches, the useful volume of the body increases. The rear overhang of the car has increased. Additionally, with this modification, the rear doors can be opened at a 270-degree angle. The cars are equipped with 150 hp diesel engines. and six-speed manual transmissions.

happened before knownThat a cheap Chinese crossover under the Chevrolet brand failed crash tests.






Source: Gazeta

 

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Moskvich 3 crossover became available in two-colour version

At the end of September Moskvich automobile plant began to produce crossovers with the index \'3\' in two-colour paint. According to the official telegram channel of the company, in this version the car has black pillars and roof in combination with any of the available in the model line body...

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Moskvich 3 crossover became available in two-colour version​

At the end of September Moskvich automobile plant began to produce crossovers with the index '3' in two-colour paint. According to the official telegram channel of the company, in this version the car has black pillars and roof in combination with any of the available in the model line body colours: white, grey, red or blue.

Two-colour painting became possible due to the launch of production on a full-cycle technology. Now the plant Moskvich has its own painting, which allows to produce crossovers in one colour, and in two. Two-colour execution is available for all completions of the model Moskvich 3, and the additional payment for it, judging by the information on the official website of the manufacturer, is 18 thousand rubles.

Thus, the cost of two-coloured crossovers is from 1,718,000 to 1,918,000 rubles. As previously reported by AUTOSTAT agency, for 8 months of 2024 in Russia it was sold more than 13.3 thousand Moskvich cars. At that, more than 80 per cent of this number belonged to Moskvich 3 crossovers.

 

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The market of luxury used cars grew by 7% in August

According to AUTOSTAT agency, in August of 2024 Russians bought 217 used cars in the Luxury segment, which is 7% more than a year ago (202 vehicles - in August 2023). Just over 35% of all luxury used cars bought in August were Bentley (77 vehicles).

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The market of luxury used cars grew by 7% in August​

According to AUTOSTAT agency, in August of 2024 Russians bought 217 used cars in the Luxury segment, which is 7% more than a year ago (202 vehicles - in August 2023). Just over 35% of all luxury used cars bought in August were Bentley (77 vehicles).

One fifth of this segment of the secondary market was taken by Rolls-Royce (45 vehicles), followed by Lamborghini and Maserati (38 vehicles each). In addition, at the end of summer Russian residents bought 13 second-hand cars of Ferrari brand and 6 - Aston Martin. The top 5 leading models among used luxury cars in August are Bentley Continental GT (41 vehicles), Lamborghini Urus (30 vehicles), Bentley Bentayga (16 vehicles), Maserati Levante (16 vehicles) and Rolls-Royce Cullinan (15 vehicles).

More than half (52%) of luxury used cars were bought in Moscow, which corresponds to 112 vehicles. Another 20% of this market was in St. Petersburg and the Moscow region (24 and 19 cars, respectively). In Krasnodar region 10 used supercars changed their owners. In other subjects of Russian Federation these figures are less.

If we consider the results of the first 8 months of 2024, during this period, 1,481 cars of the Luxury segment were purchased in the secondary market. This is only 4 cars (-0.3%) less than in January - August last year.

 

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A new executive director has been appointed at KAMAZ

Irek Gumerov was appointed First Deputy General Director - Executive Director of PJSC KAMAZ, who has been Deputy General Director - Director for Development for the last 18 years. The duties of the Development Director have been temporarily assigned to Evgeny Makarov, the Company\'s Chief...

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A new executive director has been appointed at KAMAZ​

Irek Gumerov was appointed First Deputy General Director - Executive Director of PJSC KAMAZ, who has been Deputy General Director - Director for Development for the last 18 years. The duties of the Development Director have been temporarily assigned to Evgeny Makarov, the Company's Chief Designer. Vladimir Kurganov, who was Sergey Kogogin's first deputy, remains employed at PJSC KAMAZ. According to the press service of the enterprise, Irek Gumerov has been involved in the development and production of KAMAZ trucks, advanced military vehicles for the defense industry, as well as passenger and innovative transport for more than 40 years.

Gumerov started his career at the enterprise in 1986 as a design engineer in the Chief Designer Department (CDD). Since 2001, he has been a member of Management Board of PJSC KAMAZ. Irek Gumerov is a Candidate of Technical Sciences, actively engaged in inventive and rationalization activities, author of many scientific publications. Under his leadership more than 100 new models of automotive equipment and their components have been developed and put into production, large investment projects are being implemented, such as the creation of a family of modern gearboxes, engines of Euro-2, 3, 4 ecological class, a promising family of KAMAZ vehicles.

Gumerov supervised the creation of production of modern units and assemblies together with advanced foreign companies, participated in the management of joint ventures. In addition, Irek Gumerov was awarded the titles 'Honoured Machine Builder of the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation' and 'Honoured Machine Builder of the Republic of Tatarstan'.

 

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JAC is the leader in the market of new pickup trucks in Russia for the second month in a row

According to AUTOSTAT agency, the sales of new pickup trucks in our country at the end of August 2024 amounted to 2751 vehicles. This is 34% more than a year ago. For the second month in a row, Chinese brand JAC is the leader in this segment of Russian car market. Thus, at the end of summer...

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JAC is the leader in the market of new pickup trucks in Russia for the second month in a row​

30.09.24

According to AUTOSTAT agency, the sales of new pickup trucks in our country at the end of August 2024 amounted to 2751 vehicles. This is 34% more than a year ago. For the second month in a row, Chinese brand JAC is the leader in this segment of Russian car market. Thus, at the end of summer, sales of its pickup trucks totaled 633 vehicles.

At the same time, the second line is again taken by Great Wall brand, whose pickups sold 592 vehicles in August. Recall that in the previous six months of this year (from January to June), Great Wall was the first. Apart from them, the top five most popular brands in the pickup segment in August were Changan (351 vehicles), UAZ (335 vehicles) and Sollers (293 vehicles).

But among the models the leadership is maintained by Great Wall Poer pickup truck, which in the last month of summer was sold in the amount of 416 vehicles. Next in this rating are Changan Hunter Plus and UAZ 'Pickup' (349 and 335 vehicles, respectively). The fourth place in August was taken by JAC T9 with 330 vehicles, and Sollers ST6 pickup truck (293 vehicles) closed the top 5.

If we consider the results of 8 months of 2024, during this period in Russia it was sold 17641 new pickup trucks - 70% more than in January - August last year. And the most popular brand here is still Great Wall with a share of about 27%.

 

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What are the prospects of the new KNEWSTAR brand?

Now the Geely model line-up is gradually distributed between two brands, most likely to escape secondary sanctions. This opinion was expressed to AUTOSTAT agency by Alexander Kovalev, the head of press service of EXPOCAR Group of Companies. According to him, mass segment cars are transferred to...

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What are the prospects of the new KNEWSTAR brand?​

Now the Geely model line-up is gradually distributed between two brands, most likely to escape secondary sanctions. This opinion was expressed to AUTOSTAT agency by Alexander Kovalev, the head of press service of EXPOCAR Group of Companies. According to him, mass segment cars are transferred to Belgee, and more expensive models - to KNEWSTAR.

Most likely, this is how Geely is insured in case the parent company faces serious sanctions risks. "KNEWSTAR 001 is actually the same Geely Tugella. Therefore, in terms of sales potential, this model is roughly identical to the previously introduced cross coupe on the market. It is expected that its sales volume will be in the range of 1 - 2 thousand cars per month. KNEWSTAR 001 has few direct competitors, as the segment of fastback-crossovers is not so widespread in Russia. Among competitors we can mention larger EXEED RX and Changan CS85 Coupe", - comments Alexander Kovalev.

As the expert says, in the future KNEWSTAR model range will include compact and mid-size crossovers, as well as a sedan. The most likely candidates are Atlas, Monjaro and Preface models already sold in Russia. The potential audience of KNEWSTAR brand coincides with the current users of Geely models on the CMA platform.

These are middle class people living in large cities", summarizes Alexander Kovalev. Recall that the Chinese brand KNEWSTAR officially appeared in the Russian car market on September 19. So far there is only one model in its line-up - a sports coupe-crossover KNEWSTAR 001.

 

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Production of H3 crossover has started at the Russian plant Haval

At the plant of Haval company in the Tula region, the assembly of crossovers Haval H3 has begun. This was reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, having received confirmation from the press service of LLC \'Haval Motor Rus\'. Recall that sales of Haval H3 model in our country started on May 15th, 2024...

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Production of H3 crossover has started at the Russian plant Haval​

At the plant of Haval company in the Tula region, the assembly of crossovers Haval H3 has begun. This was reported by Rossiyskaya Gazeta, having received confirmation from the press service of LLC 'Haval Motor Rus'. Recall that sales of Haval H3 model in our country started on May 15th, 2024. The car was offered to buyers in two versions - with front-wheel drive or all-wheel drive. Haval H3 is equipped with a turbocharged 1.5-litre petrol engine, which works in combination with a 7-speed robotic transmission. For the front-wheel drive version, a 143bhp engine with 210Nm of torque is available, while for the all-wheel drive version, a 177bhp motor with 270Nm of torque is available.

In Russia for this crossover the manufacturer even decided to form a separate dealer network Haval Pro, which in the future will specialize in sales and service of off-road crossovers and frame off-roaders. The ground clearance of the H3 crossover is 196 mm, and the entry and exit angles are 24 and 26 degrees, respectively. The exterior features also include a massive two-level radiator grille, 18-inch discs, large square mirrors and plastic dodger elements, and in equipment it is worth noting an important moment for Russians - the presence of a full 'winter package'. Characterizing the capabilities of Tula enterprise, it is worth remembering that the plant has almost everything for a full cycle of its own production. Thus, the stamping shop produces large body parts, such as underbody, roof, body sides and door panels. There is also a fully automated paint shop.

And the welding shop allows three different models to be assembled simultaneously on the assembly line. In addition, an engine plant for Haval cars was inaugurated near Tula in March 2024. According to AUTOSTAT, 3026 Haval H3 crossovers were sold in Russia from the start of sales (May 15) to the end of August 2024.

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/avtovaz-announced-the-launch-of-a-new-crossover-in-2026/

30/09/2024
AVTOVAZ ANNOUNCED THE LAUNCH OF A NEW CROSSOVER IN 2026
Dmitry Kostromin, Vice President for Sales and Marketing of AvtoVAZ JSC, announced the approval of the design of the new crossover, which is scheduled to enter the market in 2026.

Earlier it was reported that this will be a crossover based on LADA Vesta, the mass of which will exceed that of the donor model. In addition, it is assumed that the novelty will take a position a class higher.

Probably, the model will be equipped with a power unit consisting of an upgraded VAZ-21179 capacity of 122 HP and CVT from an Eastern European partner.

 

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/the-new-hyundai-lafesta-was-brought-to-russia-under-the-parallel-import-scheme/

30/09/2024
THE NEW HYUNDAI LAFESTA WAS BROUGHT TO RUSSIA UNDER THE PARALLEL IMPORT SCHEME
A Russian dealer has brought a restyled Korean Hyundai Lafesta sedan to Russia. According to classifieds, its cost is 2,650,000 rubles.

The model is offered to Russian customers in the version Deluxe Edition with an external N-Line sports package. It is equipped with 1.5-liter petrol engine capacity of 200 HP, coupled with robotized gear box and front-wheel drive.

The sedan is equipped with a panoramic roof, heated front seats, a navigation system and steering wheel lobes for gear shifting.