Today from the first line of the main conveyor AVTOVAZ The 31 millionth car came off the road in Tolyatti. This number of cars has been produced since 1970, when production of the Zhiguli VAZ-2101 began. The hero of the day was the white Lada Vesta sedan in a new modification with a CVT. According to AVTOVAZ’s own estimates, almost 14 million vehicles produced by the Togliatti plant are currently in use in Russia, which is about a third of the country’s total vehicle fleet.
Prices used electric cars in the US have collapsed by 31.8% over the past year. According to portal experts iSeeCars The main reason for this collapse was the price war unleashed by Tesla. The average price of used electric vehicles of this brand fell by 28.9%. For comparison: cars with internal combustion engines lost only 3.6%, and hybrids – 6.5%. The study included more than 1.8 million used vehicles between one and five years old sold in February 2023 and 2024 in the US market.
Shares Lotus have depreciated by almost 40% since their listing on the stock exchange on February 23. Obviously, the Chinese holding Geely, which owns the English brand, did not expect such results. Moreover, the previous listings of subsidiaries Volvo Cars, ECARX and, especially, Polestar also cannot be called successful. Financial experts consider this situation to be natural, because, in their opinion, the Chinese holding does not have a clear strategy in the domestic and foreign markets, and Geely also has too many overlapping sub-brands, the existence of which simply does not make sense.
From Porsche’s annual report it became known that the company is going to introduce a hybrid modification of the sports car. Porsche 911. From the meager description it follows that the “ultrasports hybrid” will make the famous model “even faster and much more efficient.” The debut is scheduled for this summer. The hybrid will be equipped with a six-cylinder engine and a completely new electric suspension, the configuration of which has not yet been disclosed. A year ago, the company stated that they were not planning on the possibility of recharging the battery from an outlet, and the entire electric add-on would not be too heavy.
Company Mercedes-Benz will extend the production life of its junior A-Class family until 2026. This decision was made in accordance with the recently revised plans for the electrification of the brand’s lineup. Simply put, electric Mercedes are still too expensive, and the company still needs a relatively affordable car as an entry ticket for early buyers.
The AGR company announced the start of shipment of cars of the brand Solaris to dealers. Under this brand, production of four Hyundai and Kia models has been resumed in St. Petersburg. So far, only Solaris HS sedans (formerly Hyundai Solaris) have begun to arrive at dealers, and, judging by the photographs in online ad aggregators, these cars are generally devoid of any logos. A factory warranty is also declared: three years or 100 thousand km. Prices have not yet been officially announced, but some dealers have already published advertisements asking 2.06-2.26 million rubles for a sedan with a 1.6 engine and an automatic transmission.
Also today we talked about the restyling of the Audi A3, Alfa Romeo’s plans and the Hyundai Creta N Line crossover.
2024-03-12 19:49:15
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