The sales launch of the XCITE X-Cross 7 crossover (Chery Tiggo 7 Pro), scheduled for May, is postponed indefinitely. The reasons for this decision are not named, but it is possible that Chery has paused cooperation with AvtoVAZ due to a possible increase in the utilization fee, sources said.
The XCITE brand is postponing the start of sales, previously scheduled for early May. Today, dealers received a letter asking them to hold off on installing signs and flags at dealerships.
Earlier, AvtoVAZ President Maxim Sokolov complained about Chinese automakers who provide customers with discounts exceeding the recycling fee. After that, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, Denis Manturov, stated that the authorities could index the recycling fee if representatives of the domestic auto industry submit specific proposals.
Some experts disagree with the policy of increasing the utilization fee. They believe that this could cause a number of Chinese automotive brands to leave Russia.
The increase in the "utilization fee" will lead to an increase in price, an increase in cost. But this may also lead to the departure of a number of automotive brands and models represented on the Russian market.
Read more on the topic:
Chery Tiggo 7 Pro is assembled at a factory in St. Petersburg
Sales of the new Russian brand from AvtoVAZ will begin in the spring of 2024
Now on home
Start of deliveries scheduled for 2027
Over 51,000 new motorcycles were sold in Russia in 2025
The car will take at least a year to assemble
The application's audience has reached 20 million users
The model will be included in the list of cars for taxis, price - from 2.25 million rubles
All parking lots of the "Administrator of the Moscow Parking Space" are connected to the service
The cars will be supplied to the Moscow Transport Service Directorate
Deliveries to India may begin in 2028
The technology provides automated search for all types of defects in power units
The plane flew 500 km, accelerating to 425 km/h
The plant stated that the information about the termination of purchases for models 6 and 8 is not true
Scientists are using the "Ekran-M" installation