The first batch of cars was produced at the former Mercedes-Bez factory in the Moscow region. In this respect reports “Kommersant”, referring to the general director of the Avtodom company Andrei Olkhovsky.
“Before the New Year, we received the first batch of machine kits, which we put together in pilot mode to check how all systems work, to look at some bottlenecks where we need to strengthen people’s qualifications, or to work with some stations. soon. . This is a test batch to check technical readiness,” Olkhovsky said.
The senior manager did not say which cars were assembled at the enterprise.
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.
Denis Manturov, head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade in August 2023 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 reportedThe chairman of the Hengchi automobile company has reportedly been arrested in China.