Insiders report that the "St. Petersburg Automotive Plant" has started producing 30 XCITE X-Cross 8 cars per day. A little less than 300 cars have already been assembled. Sales of crossovers are scheduled to start in October.
The cars will be available with front and all-wheel drive. Cars in the maximum configuration will be equipped with a panoramic roof. The official cost of cars is still unknown, as is the exact start date of sales.
Insiders have learned that screwdriver assembly of cars will be available until the end of 2025. It is until this time that Chery will supply car kits from China to the plant. What happens next is unknown.
As a reminder, the XCITE X-Cross 8 is a renamed Chery Tiggo 8 Pro. A crossover that looks like the new XCITE was spotted near the scientific and technical center of AvtoVAZ in June. The car was undergoing tests there.
The domestic auto giant is directly related to the XCITE brand. Initially, the cars should have been sold under the LADA X-Cross brand, but Western sanctions made adjustments to these plans. By the way, XCITE brand cars are sold in LADA showrooms.
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