The Avtodom dealer holding, which acquired the assets of Mercedes-Benz in Russia in April, did not deny information about plans to produce cars from the Chinese concern Chery at a factory in the Moscow region. This was reported by the company’s press service. transmits TASS.
“The assembly of these Tiggo 9 models is absolutely not discussed or discussed. Avtodom stated that it is necessary to have a larger assembly capacity to produce Chery cars, because only in this case will it create an economic impact.
Portal Auto.Mail.ru saidChery has become the main contender for a partnership project to assemble cars at the former Mercedes-Benz plant in Yesipovo, near Moscow. According to his information, the first Chery brand cars assembled in Russia may be the Tiggo 9 crossover. “Avtodom” plans to assemble several cars by the end of 2023, and the company may also start production of Exeed models.
The Mercedes-Benz plant in the Esipovo industrial park, opened in spring 2019, is designed to have a production capacity of 25-30 thousand cars per year in full cycle mode. Avtodom became the owner of the automobile factory in April 2023. At the beginning of September this year, general director of the Avtodom company Andrei Olkhovsky saidHe said the former Russian Mercedes-Benz factory will start producing cars in December.
Previously in China showed Photos of the new Exeed Sterra ET crossover for Russia.