In 2025, it is planned to launch more affordable models of Aurus new line of business class cars.
This was announced by Deputy Prime Minister and head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in an interview with the TASS agency.
It is planned to launch production of a line of cars of the S-class category, and the first sales of these cars will take place in 2025. This lineup will include the S-class, E-class and, in the future, the Aurus SUV, Manturov noted.
He also emphasized the current trends in the use of Aurus by civil servants, municipal authorities and representatives of state companies.
In addition, the minister announced plans to restart production at the former Volkswagen plant in Kaluga in 2024. He noted that the company Art Finance, which acquired the assets of the concern, has found a foreign industrial partner.
Also, Deputy Prime Minister announced the start of car production at the Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg in the first half of the year.