Early in 2013 an array of new generation LCVs by Ford was presented. The first car to enter Russian market is an eight-seat Ford Tourneo Custom van, which is already assembled at Ford-Sollers car factory in Yelabuga. The front-wheel car is fitted with the 2.2 Li 125 hp turbodiesel engine and manual gearbox. It starting price is 1,450,000 rubles...
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First Shots of Pre-Production 'Yo-mobile' Leaked
Billionaire Mikhail Prohorov, the investor in Yo-mobile development program, promised that he'll arrive to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum riding a pilot model of his offspring. The event on the Neva riverside commences today, June 21, but the photos of a pre-production Yo-mobile crossover had already leaked into the Russian...
Skoda Octavia Now Produced in Nizny Novgorod
GAZ car factory commenced with full cycle assembly, welding and painting included, of the new generation Skoda Octavia hatchbacks. Octavia is the third model by Volkswagen corporate group that the plant in Nizhny Novgorod welcomed; earlier GAZ launched mass production of Skoda Yeti crossovers and Volkswagen Jetta sedans. The new generation Skoda...
Pajero Sport Offroadster Now Assembled in Russia
Mitsubishi got the assembly of its another car make in Russia up and running. Now PSMA Rus car factory, which is a joint venture of the Japanese with French PSA Peugeot Citroen alliance, is engaged in assembly of Pajero Sport off-road vehicles. Currently the car is available on sale with two different engines—the 3 Li 222 hp gas power unit and 2...
New SsangYong Stavic Minivans Now Available on Pre-order
Turismo in its motherland, meanwhile in Europe and Russia the car is called Stavic. Though the vehicle size (its body length is 5,13 meters, ~17 feet) and the insides, which are similar to the former Rodius model, remain the same, its external design has been completely renewed.
SsangYong Stavic will go on sale powered by the 2 Li 149 hp...
