The new compact crossover Brilliance V5 is sold in Russia now. In future, the assortment of the Chinese brand will be replenished with one more car, but it is not known with which one yet. At present the company has dealers in 17 cities. It is planned to sell 3-4 thousand cars till late 2014. But the Brillance V5 will be assembled in Russia, at...
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Geely Emgrand X7 Crossovers Now on Sale in Russia
The Russian had a chance to peep at the Chinese Geely Emgrand X7 crossover back at the car saloon in Moscow last year. It was put on sale in its motherland just recently this year, and now it hit the Russia's market. In the meantime, the brand new vehicle will be on sale fitted with the 2-liter 139 hp gas engine coupled with five-speed M/T. The...
Production of Lada Samara Vehicles Finished
Today, the last car in Lada Samara family—a white VAZ-2114 hatchback—rolled off the assembly line of AVTOVAZ car plant. Production of the three-door VAZ-2113 cars was suspended earlier this summer, while assembly of VAZ-2115 sedans had been cancelled a year ago. Lada Samara, or Lada Sputnik, was the first FWD car produced by VAZ. The first car pr...
Lifan Solano Now Fitted with CVT
Previously Lifan Solano sedans sold in Russia were available only with the manual gearbox, but sales of the cars equipped with CVT have started in November. This vehicle, powered by the 106 hp 1.6 Li engine, is priced at 489,900 rubles or ~$15,000. The IVT units were developed by Hunan Jianglu&Rongda Korean company in cooperation with Lifan. Lifan...
Assembly of New KamAZ-5490 Freight Trucks Started
Batch production of the new KamAZ-5490 freight truck, which has been inspired by and developed using the same components and parts as in Mercedes Benz trucks, has started at KamAZ car plant on October 9. As of yet, the factory assembles only one truck—a two-axle freight vehicle—but later on the production line-up is seen to be expanded for a thr...
