Russia Relaunches Production of Soviet-Era Moskvich at Ex-Renault Plant

A view reveals a cars and truck under the Soviet-era brand name Moskvich throughout an event marking the launch of the production at the Moscow Automobile Factory Moskvich in Moscow, Russia, November 23,2022 REUTERS/Evgenia NovozheninaReuters By Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow MOSCOW (Reuters) -After a two-decade hiatus, Russia on Wednesday released production of the Moskvich cars and truck brand name at a plant near Moscow quit by the French carmaker Renault, with a brand-new, contemporary Chinese style that hardly looks like the Soviet-era classic. While the last Moskvich (” Muscovite”) was a standard three-box saloon or pedestrian hatchback, the Moskvich 3 is a muscular-looking petrol-powered crossover hatchback with alloy wheels, LED slit-headlights and a big main touchscreen screen. The cars and truck looks similar to the Sehol X4 compact crossover made by China’s JAC, likewise understood as the JAC JS4. Sources informed Reuters that JAC’s style, engineering and platform were being utilized, with parts being provided from China, and the lorries revealed at the launch showed many JAC sticker labels bearing part codes. Political Cartoons on World Leaders However, Maxim Klyushkin, the plant’s job supervisor, decreased to validate that the Chinese company was Moskvich’s partner. “We have (Russian truck maker) Kamaz as an external partner and we have a long-distance partner we are dealing with,” he stated. “We are not calling that partner.” Klyushkin stated the cars and truck would have an anti-lock braking system (ABS), among the functions that Russia’s A
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