Chinese auto company Chery plans to agree with a local partner on auto assembly in Russia by the end of 2023. In this respect report Sun Luquan, vice president of Chery International and chairman of the Russian board of Chery Automobiles, told the newspaper Vedomosti.
According to the top manager, cars of the chief brand Chery will most likely be produced in Russia. Currently on the Russian market, the company’s brand range also includes Exeed, Omoda and Jaecoo. Sun Luquan pointed out that it is economically feasible to localize automobile production in Russia if the sales volume is at least 50,000 cars per year. At the same time, 47 thousand Chery cars were sold in the first half of the year, excluding sub-brands.
The top manager said that Chery is now considering the possibility of producing cars at several Russian factories. “This is a good factory,” said Chery International’s vice president, when asked if the former Volkswagen plant in Kaluga would be of interest to a Chinese company. On the eve of the Telegram channel “Russian car” knowledgeableThat Chery will produce a batch of 120 crossovers at the Kaluga plant in the fall.
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