Sanctions revive "Moskvich," Soviet's first car

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Sanctions revive "Moskvich," Soviet's first car
Two Moskvich cars parade in Red Square in this 1963 photo

One of the most popular car brands produced by the Soviet Union will return 20 years after production closes, after car company Renault announced plans to transfer 100 percent of its factory in Russia to the city of Moscow.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said Renault's car factory in the city would be publicized and reused to produce Moskvich cars, which were last produced over 20 years ago.

Moskvich was the first Soviet-made car made for individual use, which came off the production line in 1946.

It was designed to be strong and affordable, made from parts produced in the Soviet Union and communist East Germany at the time

Sobyanin said this was "opening a new page in Moskvich's history", adding that the plant would produce conventional cars in the first place, but could produce electric cars in the future.

The Mascovich cars are seen en masse on the streets of Cuba, as evidence of the Caribbean communist country's strong connection with the former Soviet Union.

French company Renault announced the withdrawal from the Russian market due to sanctions. It has signed an agreement with the Russian state, under which Renault has the right to repurchase the plant within the next six years.

Sanctions revive "Moskvich," Soviet's first car

Sanctions revive "Moskvich," Soviet's first car



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