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Renault has given up on restarting production in Russia

A few days ago, the French car manufacturer announced that it would restart production at its plant in Moscow. However, today’s news says that Renault has given up on restarting production in Russia.

Renault will restart production in Russia

After yesterday’s meeting of the management of the Renault Group, it was decided that the activities in the Moscow plants will be suspended until further notice. This is the result of strong pressure on Renault, which is why the company has changed its business plan and forecasts for this year, where it expects a reduction in operating margin from 4 to 3%.

The Russian market is the second largest for the French carmaker, where Renault is the majority owner of Lada Holding with 67.61 percent. It also controls almost a third of the Russian car market and employs about 40,000 people.

Renault will shut down some production lines in Russia

Renault is not the only carmaker to have invested in Russia. There are also Volkswagen and Stellantis. Volkswagen said that due to delays in the delivery of parts from Ukraine, the company was forced to stop production at two factors. Stellantis did not make any statements regarding the current situation.

Finnish tire maker Nokian Tires has relocated its production of key product lines to its homeland.

Source: Renault Group

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Mercedes-AMG G63 Edition 55

The Affalterbach-based company AMG is celebrating its 55th birthday with a special version of the immortal G-Class, the Mercedes-AMG G63 Edition 55.

It all started in 1967 when AMG (as AMG Motorenbau und Entwicklungsgesellschaft mbH) started tuning Mercedes cars on its own. 32 years later, it became part of the large Mercedes-Benz family, taking on the task of creating the most powerful and fastest models with a three-pointed star.

Owners of the Edition 55 will be able to choose between Obsidian black and Opalite white body colors. A decal on the lower portion of the doors has a stylized AMG emblem, while the AMG Night Package / Night Package II brings a lot of dark accents. Inside, the seats are upholstered in red Nappa leather with contrasting black details, while the dashboard, armrest and steering wheel are upholstered in black leather.

The Mercedes-AMG G63 Edition 55 is powered by a 4-liter biturbo V8 engine with 585 hp (430 kW) and 627 lb-ft (850 Nm) of torque. Power is transmitted to all wheels via a 9-speed automatic transmission. Weighing 2,485 kilograms, it reaches 62 mph in 4.5 seconds with a maximum electronically limited speed of 137 mph (220 km / h). It is mounted on 22-inch reinforced aluminum rims.

The car can be ordered until the end of October this year.

Source: Mercedes-Benz

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Ferrari Purosangue has finally shown its face

Four years ago, Ferrari announced its first SUV, the Purosangue, and now, on its official Instagram profile, the company has published a darkened image of the upcoming SUV. After months of testing and hiding under camouflage, the Ferrari Purosangue has finally shown its face.

Although Ferrari has not revealed details related to this car, if we increase the light level in the published photo we can notice that the front grille is located low in the bumper with a prancing horse located in its central part, large air intakes on the sides and thin front daytime running lights.

When it comes to the powertrain, there is no information for now. Some rumors say that the Ferrari Purosangue will be powered by a 3.0-liter turbo V6 engine with 654 hp (488 kW) and an electric motor with 164 hp (123 kW), for a total of 818 hp (610 kW) and 546 lb -ft 740 Nm) of torque. Some even mention a 6.5-liter V12 or a 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 engine. These are all guesses, and time will tell what Ferrari will offer us with its first SUV.

The test models, which could be seen in last month’s photos, had heavy camouflage. They didn’t reveal much, so all the information was a product of imagination and speculation. Either way, let’s wait until the end of the year when the Ferrari Purosangue will have its world premiere.

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Source: Ferrari via Instagram