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2023: Start of UAE car assembly
In November 2023, production of Aurus cars began in the UAE. Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov told reporters about this. According to him, the project is being implemented ahead of schedule, it was previously planned to begin assembly in 2024.
 | Today, production has started. It is planned to release Senat and Komendant. Let's start with Senat, - said Manturov on November 12, 2023 (quoted by RIA Novosti). |  |
The Deputy Prime Minister clarified that the production site is located in Abu Dhabi, the official did not disclose the name of the partner. Also in the UAE, it is planned to open a salon for the sale and customization of Aurus cars, Manturov added.
Deliveries of Aurus cars are further considered in other countries of the Middle East, including Saudi Arabia. The UAE will become a "semblance of a hub" for Aurus supplies in the region, the minister added.
Due to sanctions from Western countries against the background of a military conflict with Ukraine, Russia has intensified economic cooperation with the countries of the Middle East. Denis Manturov announced plans to start assembling Aurus in the UAE in December 2022. At the same time, he said that in 2024 a dealership could appear in this country.
In October 2023, it became known that Russia and Saudi Arabia are discussing the possibility of opening a dealer and service network for Aurus cars in the country. The parties also considered the supply of Kamaz-54901 truck tractors and Gazelle Next cars to Saudi Arabia.
Aurus cars are executive and upper class. The range includes a limousine, sedan, minivan and SUV. The president moves on one of these cars. Russia Vladimir Putin Aurus CEO Andrei Pankov said the carmaker has the necessary production resources to meet needs. states[1]
2021
Start of production
On May 31, 2021, the official launch of mass production of the first Russian luxury car, the Aurus Senat, took place. It began to assemble at the Ford Sollers plant in Yelabuga in Tatarstan. Russian President Vladimir Putin took part in the ceremony dedicated to the start of production of the car via video link.
The head of state noted that for the first time in the history of Russia, a line of executive cars was actually created from scratch. A modern unified platform was designed for them, a recognizable design is provided, a component base has been formed.
About 70% of suppliers of components for Aurus are Russian companies. The level of localization of production is 53%, by 2022 this figure should reach 80%, Putin said. The cost of the car, depending on the configuration, will be 18-22 million rubles.
Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, in a conversation with Vedomosti, said that before the start of production, about 500 pre-orders for the purchase of Aurus Senat were received. The first cars are planned to be issued to customers "in the near future."
| | Cars of a similar format have not been created in our country since the days of the representative Zilov. If we compare in terms of seriality, I remind you that the last building of the Soviet limousine "ZiL" was made in 1993, - said Manturov. | |
According to him, by the end of 2021 it is planned to produce about 200-300 copies of the Aurus Senat, not counting 50-60 cars for testing and special purposes.
In 2021, it is planned to open a dealership in St. Petersburg. Also, the possibility of launching sales in Sochi, Kazan and Yekaterinburg is not excluded. At the same time, most of the Aurus cars will be exported.[2]
Aurus Senat Pilot Release
In March 2021, a pilot batch of premium Aurus Senat sedans was released. Their cost on the market will begin at 18 million rubles, but initially customers will be offered more expensive versions, prices for which will start at 22 million rubles.
According to TASS, citing the press service of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the first copies of Aurus Senat collected at the enterprise in Yelabuga are not intended for sale - they were sent for testing to the Research Automobile and Motor Institute (NAMI, is developing the Aurus project).
| | The Aurus project is developing in strict accordance with the production schedule approved by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia. It is safe to say that Aurus has successfully overcome all the difficulties of the pandemic period, the Ministry of Industry and Trade told the agency. | |
In Yelabuga, Senat sedans will be assembled for private customers - about five thousand cars a year. Investments in production are estimated at 6.6 billion rubles. Cars for government departments, as well as limousines and armored options will continue to be produced in Moscow, at the NAMI Institute.
Aurus Senat is equipped with a hybrid power plant based on a 4.4-liter gasoline supercharging engine V8. The engine works in conjunction with a compact electric unit and a 9-speed automatic transmission. The total return of the units is 600 horsepower.
According to the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, the start of mass production of Aurus Senat is scheduled for the first quarter of 2021. First buyers will be able to get a car in May.
It is planned that the Aurus Komendant SUV will also be produced at the plant in Yelabuga. The car was supposed to be presented at the Moscow Motor Show in 2020, but the event was canceled due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.[3]
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