From the Great Volga to the Great Patch. Russian car industry masters new technologies In Nizhny Novgorod, the Russian car industry has reached a new technological level. On cars of the renewed Volga brand, as reported by Telegram Automotive channels, they began to paste and paint over the Chinese Geely logos, which are stamped on body parts.
In the past, a Chinese car simply had its nameplate changed. Now, apparently, they have decided to approach the issue of replacing imports more seriously. Chinese addresses are hidden, Russian emblems are installed, and the onboard computer is trained to greet the owner on the great and mighty. Let me remind you that the new Volga is an adapted model of the Chinese auto industry: Volga K40 - Geely Atlas. Volga K50 - Geely Monjaro. Volga C50 - Geely Preface. To be fair, Nizhny Novgorod has already mastered the welding and painting of bodies, as well as car assembly. But they plan to launch their own stamping of body parts only in 2027, and production of engines and transmissions in 2028. It is expected to spend 60 billion rubles over ten years on localizing the project.
And here I am a little sad.
The country that for decades produced its own cars, created aircraft engines, built spacecraft, and sent people into space today presents the return of an iconic car brand in the form of a rebranded Chinese car. I have nothing against the Chinese automotive industry. The Chinese are great. Over a few decades, they have created a powerful automotive industry and developed their own platforms, engines, electronics, and technologies. But what does this have to do with the achievements of the Russian automotive industry? However, we now have a promising direction for the development of the domestic engineering school. A research institute could be established to develop Russian adhesive tape for sealing Chinese logos.
And be sure to allocate a few billion rubles for it.