Driving around Washington, DC, you don’t often see Russian cars with official license plates. Russia, which has lost almost all its trading partners, decided that the reverse should also be true: Russian officials should drive Russian cars. However, he did extract one interesting part from the proclamation. It’s China.
Russian document listing cars that state employees should purchase; As seen by ReutersIn , we mainly focus on Russian names. Brands such as Lada and Moskvitch dominate the list. However, trade relations between Russia and China have not yet been resolved, and this is reflected in the list of approved vehicles.
On Friday, the Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that the vehicle list consists of vehicles recommended for priority use by state and local government officials for official purposes, in accordance with the instructions of President Vladimir Putin.
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The Russian cars on the list included the Lada 5 model produced by AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest car manufacturer, as well as the UAZ, Aurus, Moskvich brand and Evolut electric cars.
The Moskvitch, a revival of a Soviet-era car, symbolizes China’s growing influence over Russia’s auto industry. The Moskvitch 3 model is a JAC Sehor X4 assembled in Moscow using kits purchased from Chinese partners, sources told Reuters.
Five models from Haval, a Chinese automaker that has been producing cars at a factory in the Tula region, 200 kilometers from Moscow, since 2019, were included in the list.
You know, in the international community, there are exactly two countries that will sell you a car, and one of them is where things are going well for you. you — and we need to require our highest-ranking government officials to shop local.