According to Izvestia, Chinese car manufacturer Li Auto (Lixiang) plans to open a dealership in Russia by the end of this year. This was announced by the head of the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, Anton Alikhanov.
According to the minister, almost 23,000 cars of this brand were imported into Russia through parallel import channels in 2024.
"We discussed with them, and they planned to open a dealership this autumn. Therefore, I think that these procedures should be completed by the end of the year. In any case, we have already connected them with our certification bodies and our NAMI Institute, and we will help them with this issue," said Anton Alikhanov.
Photo: Izvestia/Sergey Lantyukhov
According to the minister, almost 23,000 cars of this brand were imported into Russia through parallel import channels in 2024.
"We discussed with them, and they planned to open a dealership this autumn. Therefore, I think that these procedures should be completed by the end of the year. In any case, we have already connected them with our certification bodies and our NAMI Institute, and we will help them with this issue," said Anton Alikhanov.
Photo: Izvestia/Sergey Lantyukhov