Russia to launch Moskvich car production at former Renault plant in December

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Russia to launch Moskvich car production at former Renault plant in December

Thu, October 20, 2022 at 10:24 AM·1 min read

MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia plans to start production of the Soviet-era Moskvich cars in December, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said on Thursday, more than six months after French carmaker Renault's exit set the wheels in motion for the classic car's return.

Renault sold its majority stake in carmaker Avtovaz to the Russian state for reportedly just one rouble ($0.0165), but with a six-year option to buy it back. The same state institution snapped up Nissan's assets this month for one euro.

Sobyanin in May said Moskvich production would preserve thousands of jobs, but the plant, renamed Moscow Automobile Factory Moskvich, has stood idle since then.

"The automobile industry has seriously flopped this year, but nevertheless, I hope that we can launch the Moskvich plant in December with the help of the Industry and Trade Ministry," Interfax news agency quoted Sobyanin as saying.

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[Botany]

1. Who believes this crap?

"Moskvich production would preserve thousands of jobs." Considering Vlad is picking up any
man from 17 to 70 off the streets w/his press gangs and the international embargoes will make
it all but impossible to get the parts that will be needed to run an auto plant.

[Lovie777]

2. I don't ......

A lot of cars in Ruissia right now were stolen frm Ukraine.

[yankee87]

3. Hugo redux

Former Quality Manager here for one of the Big 3, I’m going out on a limb here, but the quality of those cars will be horrible, like the old Yugo cars. Maybe I’ll be proven wrong, but I doubt that.

[Gore1FL]

5. Yugo's would be a step-up from the Moskvich!

IIRC some of them came with cranks as a secondary way to start the engine if needed.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Good luck with this, Russia. You gonna build cars without a supply chain?

[niyad]

6. That was my first thought.