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AVTOVAZ announced the resumption of car production Lada Granta with automatic transmissions. The cars will be equipped with the same four-speed Jatco automatic transmission as until 2022. About five thousand of these cars will be produced (this is how many gearboxes the plant has at its disposal), this will take about a year. Several hundred two-pedal Grants are reserved by social services: the machines are intended for people with disabilities. Such cars will be equipped with additional special devices already on the assembly line. AVTOVAZ will announce the start date of sales and prices later.

Production of the updated model has begun at Skoda’s main plant in Mladá Boleslav. Skoda Octavia. The premiere of this family took place in mid-February. Octavia has acquired a modified appearance, advanced lighting technology and a voice assistant with support for artificial intelligence ChatGPT. In the Czech Republic, the updated cars are already available for order at prices starting from CZK 629,900 (EUR 24,800). By the end of the year, Octavia production will be transferred to the assembly line of the plant in Kvasiny, which will allow us to modernize the parent enterprise and increase production capacity.

And at the company’s factory Rivian The 100,000th electric vehicle was produced in Normal, Illinois. It was the Rivian R1S SUV. Production of commercial vehicles here began in September 2021; in the first quarter of this year, 13,980 electric vehicles were produced (an increase of almost 50% compared to the same period last year), and the overall plan for this year is 57 thousand vehicles. In addition to the R1S model, the production program includes R1T pickups and delivery vans.

Sales of “naked” sports cars have resumed in Japan Subaru BRZ Cup Car Basic. These cars (as well as the similar Toyota GR86) are stock for racing cars, and differ from civilian versions in a simplified interior, lack of sound insulation, side airbags and curtain airbags. But there is a safety cage, standard six-point belt mounts for the driver and steel wheels with 205/55 R16 tires. The new version differs from the 2022 version by the standard EyeSight system and a modified frame; the price is $24,370.

The debut of the updated crossover is scheduled for April 17 Nissan Qashqai. Now the car has been shown in a dark teaser, but you can already see a modified front end with a different lighting design and a radiator grille without a V-shaped edging. A new media system is also promised. The current third-generation Qashqai debuted in 2021, but did not have time to reach Russia. Such cars are produced only in the UK and China.

According to the latest agency data Autostatalmost 70% passenger cars in Russia over 10 years old. Approximately 32.06 million vehicles (or 69.2% of the total vehicle fleet) were produced before 2014. 10.4% (4.84 million) of cars are aged 8-10 years, 13.9% of passenger cars (6.44 million) are in the 4-7 year category, and the most recent vehicles under 3 years old occupy only 6.5 % of the vehicle fleet (3.01 million).

UAZ once again raised the recommended retail prices for minibuses of the SGR family, that is, for “loaves”. Now for a passenger UAZ-2206 you need to pay a minimum of 1,435,000 rubles, which is 15 thousand more than before. In addition, it costs another 50 thousand rubles to deliver the car to the dealer. At UAZ, the price increase is explained by the increase in the cost of components, the volatility of the foreign exchange market and changes in the cost of financial instruments.

Also today we talked about the iCar V23 crossover, the Mazda BT-50 pickup truck and the BAIC BJ40 Champion SUV.

2024-04-08 17:09:45
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Today from the first line of the main conveyor AVTOVAZ The 31 millionth car came off the road in Tolyatti. This number of cars has been produced since 1970, when production of the Zhiguli VAZ-2101 began. The hero of the day was the white Lada Vesta sedan in a new modification with a CVT. According to AVTOVAZ’s own estimates, almost 14 million vehicles produced by the Togliatti plant are currently in use in Russia, which is about a third of the country’s total vehicle fleet.

Prices used electric cars in the US have collapsed by 31.8% over the past year. According to portal experts iSeeCars The main reason for this collapse was the price war unleashed by Tesla. The average price of used electric vehicles of this brand fell by 28.9%. For comparison: cars with internal combustion engines lost only 3.6%, and hybrids – 6.5%. The study included more than 1.8 million used vehicles between one and five years old sold in February 2023 and 2024 in the US market.

Shares Lotus have depreciated by almost 40% since their listing on the stock exchange on February 23. Obviously, the Chinese holding Geely, which owns the English brand, did not expect such results. Moreover, the previous listings of subsidiaries Volvo Cars, ECARX and, especially, Polestar also cannot be called successful. Financial experts consider this situation to be natural, because, in their opinion, the Chinese holding does not have a clear strategy in the domestic and foreign markets, and Geely also has too many overlapping sub-brands, the existence of which simply does not make sense.

From Porsche’s annual report it became known that the company is going to introduce a hybrid modification of the sports car. Porsche 911. From the meager description it follows that the “ultrasports hybrid” will make the famous model “even faster and much more efficient.” The debut is scheduled for this summer. The hybrid will be equipped with a six-cylinder engine and a completely new electric suspension, the configuration of which has not yet been disclosed. A year ago, the company stated that they were not planning on the possibility of recharging the battery from an outlet, and the entire electric add-on would not be too heavy.

Company Mercedes-Benz will extend the production life of its junior A-Class family until 2026. This decision was made in accordance with the recently revised plans for the electrification of the brand’s lineup. Simply put, electric Mercedes are still too expensive, and the company still needs a relatively affordable car as an entry ticket for early buyers.

The AGR company announced the start of shipment of cars of the brand Solaris to dealers. Under this brand, production of four Hyundai and Kia models has been resumed in St. Petersburg. So far, only Solaris HS sedans (formerly Hyundai Solaris) have begun to arrive at dealers, and, judging by the photographs in online ad aggregators, these cars are generally devoid of any logos. A factory warranty is also declared: three years or 100 thousand km. Prices have not yet been officially announced, but some dealers have already published advertisements asking 2.06-2.26 million rubles for a sedan with a 1.6 engine and an automatic transmission.

Also today we talked about the restyling of the Audi A3, Alfa Romeo’s plans and the Hyundai Creta N Line crossover.

2024-03-12 19:49:15
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