Editing Moskvitch (section)

===OAO Moskvitch===
The factory, which had been renamed to OAO Moskvitch (Moskvitch Joint-Stock Company) in the early 1990s, filed for [[bankruptcy]] in 2002 and ceased production. Unfinished bodyshells remained on the production line in various stages of completion, while furniture, computers, office supplies, and documents remained in the plant's administration building. Several attempts to restart production had been made over the next 3 years, but none were successful.

[[Technopolis Moscow]] was opened in 2012 on the premises of the factory.

A portion of the abandoned plant was acquired by [[Avtoframos]] (later renamed as Renault Russia), a joint venture between the City of Moscow and French automaker [[Renault]]. In 2005, Avtoframos commenced assembly of [[Renault Logan]] sedans from imported [[knock-down kit]]s. It later became a wholly owned subsidiary of Renault.{{citation needed|date=May 2022}}

The bankruptcy of OAO Moskvitch was officially announced in 2006, and the company was liquidated the following year. As of 2016, over a million Moskvitch cars remained on Russian roads.<ref>{{cite news|title=Парк легковых автомобилей в России к началу 2016 года вырос умеренно, но 40-миллионный барьер взял |trans-title=The car park in Russia grew moderately by the beginning of 2016, but the 40 millionth barrier took |url=https://avtostat-info.com/Article/189|access-date=20 June 2017|work=ООО Автостат ИНФО}}</ref>

In 2015, Renault announced they had begun the process for obtaining the Moskvitch rights in Russia.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2015-10-14 |title=Renault veut relancer la marque Moskvitch|trans-title=Renault would like to relaunch the Moskvitch brand|language=fr|work=Auto Plus|url=http://news.autoplus.fr/news/1498069/Renault-Moskvitch-Russie-Production-Voiture|url-status=dead|access-date=2022-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151118064651/http://news.autoplus.fr/news/1498069/Renault-Moskvitch-Russie-Production-Voiture|archive-date=2015-11-18}}</ref>