Chery has become the main contender for a partnership project to assemble cars at the former Russian Mercedes-Benz plant. In this respect reports Auto.Mail.ru.
It is stated that the owner of the Avtodom plant is already conducting test runs, it is planned to assemble several cars from the pilot batch by the end of 2023. The company is also able to master the production of Exeed models.
The Mercedes-Benz plant in the Esipovo industrial park in the Moscow region was opened in spring 2019; The production capacity is designed to produce 25-30 thousand cars per year in full cycle mode.
Avtodom dealer holding became the owner of the Mercedes-Benz automobile plant in Russia in April 2023. The amount of the asset sale transaction was not disclosed. The German concern will have the option to buy back shares.
In August this year, the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov statedThat passenger cars will come off the assembly line of the enterprise, since the equipment is adapted for the production of exactly this type of car.
Previously reportedThat AvtoVAZ produces Lada Granta and Niva without airbags.