A year has passed since Friday, when Russia’s offensive in Ukraine began. From that date Russia’s automotive sector has suffered greatly. In 2022, the market for new cars collapsed in the country. Most car manufacturers have stopped working. Renault, Nissan, Ford, Volkswagen, Toyota and Honda left Russia, leaving their subsidiaries, factories and shares for a symbolic ruble.

This situation contributed the arrival of Chinese car manufacturers on the Russian market. Thanks to good relations with China, Russia has established partnership relations assembly and distribution of Chinese cars on its territory. This strategy was quickly implemented when the first Chinese cars appeared the former Renault plant in Moscow since November.

Boom of Chinese brands in Russia

Major Chinese manufacturers such as Geely, Chery and Haval increased the number of registrations in the country from 8,235 to 16,138 units in the period from January to November 2022. acquired a market share of 31.3%, more than a third ! Despite the fact that domestic brands such as Lada, GAZ and UAZ still dominated the market in 2022. Chinese brands are better positioned to create value. Because they focus on the upper segments that are neglected by Western brands. As a result, they perform better in terms of cost and should overtake local builders from 2023 ! Today and as a symbol, The first Chinese models assembled in Russia begin to join the fleets of Yandex taxithe largest taxi company in Russia.

Chinese taxis in Moscow

THE Muscovite 3 this is a new crossover that is currently in production Former Renault factory “Avtoframos” in Moscow. It Licensed SUV JAC JS4, which is distributed under the old Soviet brand, relaunched for the occasion: Moskvich. “Moskvych” plant just signed first big contract for the supply of cars. Yandex will buy soon 3000 Moskvich 3 crossover. For taxi and ridesharing services in various cities of Russia.

The contract provides for it first deliveries during 2023. Other transactions of this type must be completed. Only in Moscow Between 30 and 40,000 new cars are required per year update the fleet of taxi and car sharing services. The Moskvich production plan, approved in November, remains unchanged. She counts produce 40,000 gasoline cars and 10,000 electric cars. Many of whom could now walk the streets of the capital and Russian cities.