By the end of June 12 dealer centers of Hongqi will be opened in Russia. They will feature four models of premium brand.
According to the company, first there will be a premium Hongqi H9 sedan with a hybrid power plant based on a 2-liter turbocharged engine, as well as an electric E-HS9 crossover with all-wheel drive. All-wheel drive crossover HS5 and sedan H5 will appear later.
A warehouse of spare parts and consumables will be created in Moscow Region. At the first stage Hongqi dealerships will work in large cities - Moscow, St. Petersburg, Krasnodar, Kazan. The distributor is FAW-Eastern Europe.
Hongqi was founded by FAW in 1958. The cars are used as representative vehicles by the Chinese authorities.