Volkswagen with Chinese passport
The official website of the Jetta brand in Russia stopped working shortly after its launch, and He claims German newspaper Die Zeit, a day after its journalists sent a request to the Volkswagen concern about the brand’s work in Russia. However, hundreds of advertisements for the sale of new cars of this brand are still available in the classifieds.
In particular, you can buy Jetta VS5 crossovers in Russia. In terms of design, they are close to the Volkswagen Taos and Skoda Karoq crossovers, which will be produced and sold in Russia until 2022. The cars are based on the same platform; in Russia they can be purchased at prices ranging from 2.7 to 3.1 million rubles. Equipped with a 1.4 turbo engine producing 150 hp. With. and a six-speed automatic transmission of the Japanese brand Aisin.
Jetta VS5
FAW Group/Volkswagen Group
The larger Jetta VS7 is comparable to the Volkswagen Tiguan and Skoda Kodiaq, which are built on the same modular MQB platform from Volkswagen.
In Russia, such cars are offered at prices ranging from 2.6 to 3.4 million rubles.
Under the hood of the Jetta VS7 is the same 1.4 150 hp engine as the more compact crossover, paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. In the Chinese market, the VS5 and VS7 are also available with a manual transmission. Options for the VS7 in the old configuration include ABS and stabilization system, keyless entry, front and rear parking sensors, leather upholstery and 18-inch wheels.
Dealers offering new cars emphasize that the Jetta is equipped with EA211 engines from the Volkswagen Tiguan. However, it remains unclear what the final outcome of the scandal in Germany will be for the Jetta brand. Will FAW stop exporting these machines to Russia?
Chinese Nissan
Among the Chinese auto companies in the Russian market, the Sinomach concern, which introduced the Oting Paladin SUVs to the Russian market last year, may face similar difficulties. In China, these cars are produced in a joint venture between Dongfeng and Nissan.
The Oting Paladin is based on the Nissan Terra SUV, but differs from it in design and set of units. Both models are produced on the same assembly line at the Zhengzhou Nissan plant, and external changes to the Paladin are kept to a minimum: there is a modified radiator grille and a separate logo.
“This is a car from a Japanese concern, with a Japanese engine, created using Japanese technology.”
– emphasized on the official website of the Oting brand in Russia.
Oting
The SUV is equipped with a Mitsubishi gasoline engine with a capacity of 228 hp. With. and an eight-speed automatic transmission from the German company ZF. The engine is produced in China in a joint venture with a Japanese company. All-wheel drive transmission units are from the German companies BorgWarner and the American Eaton. The Paladin is equipped with a part-time all-wheel drive system with a rigidly connected front axle.
The basic version of the SUV in Russia is rear-wheel drive for 3.8 million rubles. The price of the all-wheel drive version is from 4.25 to 4.5 million rubles. depending on the equipment. In the future, Oting plans to introduce a pickup truck, as well as two crossovers to the Russian market. Three new models have already been announced on the official Russian website of the brand.
Traces of an ancient existence
Another brand at risk of sanctions is produced at the former Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg, where Hyundai and Kia cars were produced until 2022. Production of the previous model series was resumed under the new Solaris brand using components kept in stock at the plant. At the same time, the cars were initially delivered to dealers without a logo. The Hyundai Solaris sedan, one of the former bestsellers on the Russian market, received the new name Solaris HS.
The old Kia Rio sedan and hatchback have been renamed as Solaris KRS and KRX, while the Creta crossover has been renamed as Solaris HC.
Solaris HS
Solaris
The units of the cars are the same as in the Hyundai models. The Solaris HS sedan is equipped with a 1.4 engine with a capacity of 100 hp. s. or a 1.6 engine with a capacity of 123 horsepower, as well as two transmissions – manual or six-speed automatic. Price – from 2 to 2.3 million rubles.
The value of the old Creta was set at a minimum of 2.6 million rubles for an all-wheel drive crossover with a 1.6 engine and a six-speed manual transmission. The maximum price declared by the manufacturer is 2.9 million rubles. Cars of French brands belonging to the Stellantis concern are also produced in Russia.
With European car components
Most of the Chinese brand cars officially sold in Russia are partially or completely equipped with basic components and assemblies from well-known global suppliers. So, in Geely Monjaro and Tugella, automatic transmissions of the Japanese brand Aisin are used. Moreover, the Geely brand, which owns the Swedish Volvo brand, also closely uses the European developments of this company.
Geely Monjaro
Geely
The transmission with the factory name TG-81SC was equipped with many Japanese cars with an engine volume of up to two liters, including BMW and Mini. It is widely represented in Russia
The Changan brand regularly mentions components from global suppliers on its social media pages,
as well as cooperation with the Stellantis concern in the development of modern platforms.
Changan
In particular, the Changan Hunter Plus pickup truck has an all-wheel drive system from the American company BorgWarner, and the crossovers use an eight-speed automatic transmission from the Japanese company Aisin. The box with the factory index AWF8FXX appeared in 2014 and is characterized by high speed. In the Changan model range, this transmission is equipped with the CS85 Coupe, CS95 and Uni-K crossovers, as well as the Hunter Plus pickup truck.
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Source: Gazeta
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