Russia revives the old brand Moskvich
- The Russian Moskvich brand (based in Moscow) produced cars from 1946 to 2001. These mid-range cars were positioned in the hierarchy of Russian cars between the ZAZ (Zaporojet) of the lower price range and the GAZ (Volga) of the upper price range.
- The Moscow plant was supplemented in the 1970s - with the help of Renault - by a second plant in Izhevsk, which doubled the brand's capacity (from 150,000 units to 300,000 units) and reached a production peak of 315,000 units in 1976. Production of older Moskvich models slumped until 2001, increasingly competed by Lada models (AvtoVAZ Group) in the same market segment.
- Then the Moscow plant was bought by Renault and modernized, creating the Avtoframos company. This company will produce Renault vehicles in Moscow from 2005 to 2022, mainly cars with Dacia original parts (Logan, Sandero, Duster). The production volume of Avtoframos increased until 2013, reaching a production peak of 200,000 units in that year. As AvtoVAZ was acquired by Renault in 2013, production of the Logan and Sandero was moved from Moscow to Togliatti (AvtoVAZ's production site), dividing by two the production volume in Moscow.
- After Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Renault's operations in Russia ceased and the Moscow and Togliatti plants were sold. Today, Avtoframos is renamed Moskvitch and the Moscow plant will produce new models marketed under the name Moskvitch 3, derived from the Chinese SUV JAC JS4 (C-segment). Moskvitch plans to produce 50,000 cars in 2023, 10,000 of which will be electric. New models will be added to the product range in 2024.
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