Russia has put into mass production the "Kortezh" car that Mr. Putin uses.
Serial production of the Russian car Aurus — the "Lux" version from the "Kortezh" project, developed for Russian President Vladimir Putin — will begin in 2020, Russian Industry and Trade Minister Denis Manturov said.
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| Aurus car — "Lux" version. |
The cars will be produced at the Sollers plant in Alabuga (Tatarstan), where plans are underway to create a production capacity of 5,000 cars per year. 2019 will prepare for the transition to mass production, which will begin in the second half of 2020.
Aurus is currently priced 15% lower than its premium segment rivals (Benley, Rolls-Royce, Mercedes-Maybach), and as production increases, prices could fall further, Manturov noted.
It was reported earlier that the Aurus cars were sold out, orders were filled until the end of 2020.