<p><img src="https://hawk-oss.hawkinsight.com//picture//202406/1188780330_997.jpg" style="width: 100%;">On May 21, the Volga car brand was revived, with three new models presented at the Nizhny Novgorod Industrial Show in Russia。No, you are not reading "Russian Automotive News," these three cars are actually based on Changan models。-Advertising-Volga is a brand under GAZ (Gorky Automobile Factory), but the last production of the brand was in 2010, when the company stopped producing an improved version of Chrysler Sebring Volga Siber。The three new cars are the C40 sedan and the K30 and K40 SUV。All three cars use the same Changan JL473ZQ7 1.The 5-liter engine can output 188 horsepower (138 kilowatts) and 300 Nm of torque。The gearbox is currently unknown, but the C40 sedan is believed to be equipped with a 7-speed automatic transmission。The C40 midsize sedan is based on the second generation of Changan Ruicheng Plus, which was first listed in 2023.。The wheelbase of Ruicheng Plus is 4800, 1820 and 1480 mm (length / width / height) 2770 mm。-Advertising-K30 is a compact SUV, based on the Changan Auchan X5 launched in 2020。Dimensions are 4490, 1860 and 1580 mm (length / width / height), wheelbase is 2710 mm。Finally, the K40 is a mid-size SUV based on Changan UNI-Z, which will be available in 2022。The size of UNI-Z is 4699, 1890 and 1660 (length / width / height), and the wheelbase is 2795 mm。The dimensions of the Volga cars are currently unknown, but may be very similar to the Chinese cars they are based on。The changes seem to be mainly limited to the shape of the bumper and radiator grille, and the addition of the GAZ badge with deer。-Advertising-GAZ is headquartered in Nizhny Novgorod, formerly known as Gorky, which probably explains the debut of these cars at an exhibition in the city。Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and other government ministers inspected the cars at the show and asked questions about their origin。He was told that many auto parts were not made in China, but when he found out that the steering wheel was not made in Russia, he said it should be made in Russia and urged manufacturers to increase the local content。Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin inspected a Volga car. According to reports, Mishustin had said, "I have always wanted to see Russia produce these parts and designs on its own.。He urged that localization should first focus on components that are easy to produce.。The then Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov announced in 2023 that GAZ would resume production of Volga cars.。The plant has previously been used by foreign producers such as Volkswagen.。The new Volga car will start full production in 2025。Western producers leave Russian market after Russian invasion of Ukraine。Russia imported 57,812 pass electric vehicles in April, 94% of which came from China。In addition, Chinese brands dominate the country's top ten best-selling brands, with the exception of the number one Lada。Russia has announced plans to resume production of discontinued Russian car brands in an attempt to discourage imports.。At present, there seems to be no details about the Volga car deal between Changan Automobile and GAZ.。Presumably, they are based on some kind of licensing arrangement, and it seems that many of the parts come from China。Volga is a brand that was first created in 1956 to produce larger cars, which were originally used to provide transportation for the Soviet bureaucracy.。These cars can also be used as taxis。Source: Fast Tech, Observer, Tencent News, Belarusian Ideal Society,</p>