Kim Jong-un arrives at an official event in a Russian car for the first time

AvtoVAZ will sell about 5 thousand of these cars

The base version of the car with automatic transmission with all discounts will cost 1,610,000 rubles

The first-generation Geely Coolray is produced in the Republic of Belarus under the name Belgee X50

The modification with a 3000 mm wheelbase will cost from 2 million 714 thousand rubles

Applications for participation can be submitted until April 1

The engine was manufactured by specialists from the "Plant of Transport Electrical Equipment" and the Advanced Engineering School "Motors of the Future"

So far, the line includes only three models of summer tires for crossovers and SUVs, but it will grow

City buses will be launched on the line in the first half of March

Chinese automaker Haval, part of Great Wall Motor, has launched an engine manufacturing plant in the Tula region

Sanctions could hit the production of Russian electric vehicles hard

They are already operating on the border with Kazakhstan, China, Azerbaijan, and new regions

16-seater electric bus will be sent to several Russian regions

Latvian Customs names cars with Russian registration that will not be confiscated

The Ministry of Industry and Trade stated that Western-sanctioned automakers had prepared for them