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The Chinese set records, the Iranians go to Sollers, Toyota covers their tracks: the results of the week

  • February 11, 2023
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The outgoing week was rich in various events. So, the AvtoVzglyad portal found out that Chery is preparing several crossovers and sedans for Russia at once, the Iranian

The Chinese set records, the Iranians go to Sollers, Toyota covers their tracks: the results of the week

The outgoing week was rich in various events. So, the AvtoVzglyad portal found out that Chery is preparing several crossovers and sedans for Russia at once, the Iranian Saipa and Iran Khodro are merging, then “settle” at the Sollers plant in Yelabuga, and scammers have come up with a new plan for ” divorce” car owners linked to a guarantee Read more about this and other recent news in our video summary.

But let’s start with the fact that analysts summarized the results of car sales in January. So, according to the Association of European Companies, last month Russians bought almost 32,500 new cars, which is 63% less than in January 2022. But something else is much more curious: as many as eight “Chinese” entered the TOP-10 of the most popular models .

Celestial manufacturers continue to conquer the domestic market. Changan brought the CS85Coupe crossover this week, Haval the “off-road” Dargo X. And Chery brings us the big Tiggo 9 and all-wheel drive Tiggo 7 Pro Max in the near future. Moreover, several sedans will go on sale at once: four-door will appear both in the line of Chery itself and in its Omoda sub-brand.

But not China alone. Closer to summer, the Iranian Saipa and Iran Khodro will enter the Russian market. According to our own sources familiar with the situation, these companies will merge (the first buys the second) and then locate production at the Sollers plant in Yelabuga. LADA Granta, beware?

Meanwhile, Toyota, which officially parted ways with Russia in the fall, continues to muddy the waters. At first, the brand blocked the official delivery of spare parts to our country, and then, it seems, resumed. Now representatives of the company – the Japanese from the brand’s headquarters – say that no bans have been lifted. What’s really happening?

Meanwhile, the Chinese “grow”, the Iranians “plan” and the Japanese cover their tracks, parallel imports bring more and more new cars. For example, last week classified ads appeared on the advertisements for the sale of budget sedans Suzuki DZier and Nissan Sunny, crossovers Jetta VS7, Geely Okavango and Mazda CX-50, as well as Volkswagen Magotan, the Chinese analogue of the Passat. And everything would be fine, but whatever car the buyer chooses, he will have problems with warranty service.

By the way, recently the AvtoVzglyad portal held a whole conference devoted to the topic of free factory defect elimination. Among other things, our experts talked about the fact that a new scheme of “divorce” of citizens in Russia is gaining momentum. Fraudsters create one-day websites, posing as insurance companies and offering customers car warranties at a discounted price, which can be dispensed online with a few clicks.

And more about this and much more – in our video review, which can be viewed here.

But let’s start with the fact that analysts summarized the results of car sales in January. So, according to the Association of European Companies, last month Russians bought almost 32,500 new cars, which is 63% less than in January 2022. But something else is much more curious: as many as eight “Chinese” entered the TOP-10 of the most popular models .

Celestial manufacturers continue to conquer the domestic market. Changan brought the CS85Coupe crossover this week, Haval the “off-road” Dargo X. And Chery brings us the big Tiggo 9 and all-wheel drive Tiggo 7 Pro Max in the near future. In addition, several sedans will go on sale at once: four-doors will appear both in the line of Chery itself and in its Omoda sub-brand.

But not China alone. Closer to summer, the Iranian Saipa and Iran Khodro will enter the Russian market. According to our own sources familiar with the situation, these companies will merge (the first buys the second) and then locate production at the Sollers plant in Yelabuga. LADA Granta, beware?

Meanwhile, Toyota, which officially parted ways with Russia in the fall, continues to muddy the waters. At first, the brand blocked the official delivery of spare parts to our country, and then, it seems, resumed. Now representatives of the company – the Japanese from the brand’s headquarters – say that no bans have been lifted. What’s really happening?

Meanwhile, the Chinese “grow”, the Iranians “plan” and the Japanese cover their tracks, parallel imports bring more and more new cars. For example, last week classified ads appeared on the advertisements for the sale of budget sedans Suzuki DZier and Nissan Sunny, crossovers Jetta VS7, Geely Okavango and Mazda CX-50, as well as Volkswagen Magotan, the Chinese analogue of the Passat. And everything would be fine, but whatever car the buyer chooses, he will have problems with warranty service.

By the way, recently the AvtoVzglyad portal held a whole conference devoted to the topic of free factory defect elimination. Among other things, our experts talked about the fact that a new scheme of “divorce” of citizens in Russia is gaining momentum. Fraudsters create one-day websites, pose as insurance companies, and offer customers car warranties at a discounted price, which can be dispensed online with a few clicks.

And more about this and much more – in our video review, which can be viewed here.

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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