At the former Renault plant, which is now called Moskvich, a serial SKD assembly of Moskvich 3 on a gasoline engine has started. The first on the conveyor was the usual “Moskvich 3” with a 1.5-liter turbo, 150 hp. With. and 210 Nm, which is complemented by a six-speed gearbox or CVT automatic transmission. However, no later than December, the plant will also start producing an electric car – earlier, Moskvich 3e appeared in the Rosstandart database. It is reported by Interfax.
Sales of the gasoline Moskvich 3 are expected in December, but only in the capital – cars should appear throughout the country in the first months of 2023. Nevertheless, the updated plant will rely on the assembly of electric cars on its own platform, and the percentage of localization of components for such cars will be gradually increased.
Judging by the documentation about Moskvich 3 and Moskvich 3e, both models are based on the Chinese crossover JAC JS4.
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