The main developer of Gazelle (GAZ-3302) Vladimir Chetverikov retired. About this reports Quto.ru portal.
Chetverikov is a laureate of the State Prize of the Russian Federation in the field of science and technology, Honored Designer of Russia. He headed the United Engineering Center of the Gorky Automobile Plant, heading 25 specialized centers that produced new cars.
The first Gazelle car I landed From the assembly line of the Gorky Automobile Plant on July 20, 1994. They began to design the car at the very end of the USSR – as a delivery vehicle for collaborators, since since 1988 the rapidly developing entrepreneurial class in the Soviet Union was allowed to engage in any non-prohibited activities.
The father of the first generation of Gazelle is considered one of the designers of GAZ of that time – Vladimir Chetverikov, designers – Stanislav Volkov and Vladimir Fuzeev. Already in the late 90s the word “Gazelle” became a common noun among the people in relation to light minibuses.
Before that reportedIn Russia, a new brand of Forland trucks from the Middle Kingdom appeared. The importer of the car was the Russian company MB.
Russians will have access to vehicles with basic chassis and various add-ons. The first model in the series will be the Forland 3 weighing three and a half tons. It will compete with the Gazelle Next. The Chinese truck will be sold for at least 3.26 million rubles. The new product will be equipped with a 2.5-liter turbodiesel engine producing 157 horsepower.
Previously AvtoVAZ and GAZ continued car production.
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Source: Gazeta
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