Editing Moskvitch (section)

=== JSC Automobile Plant Moskvitch ===
In May 2022, as a result of [[International sanctions during the Russian invasion of Ukraine|international sanctions against Russia]], Renault sold its Moscow plant to the Moscow city government which intended to nationalize the facility for renewed production of vehicles under the Moskvitch name.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/may/16/russia-renault-moscow-factory-revive-soviet-era-moskvitch-car|work=[[The Guardian]]|title=Russia to take over Renault's Moscow factory to revive Soviet-era car|first=Andrew|last=Roth|date=16 May 2022|access-date=16 May 2022}}</ref>

Moskvitch presented its new range of models on July 6, 2022: a sedan and 3 SUVs, [[Sehol X4|Model I]] having both a fuel version as well as an electric version. The cars have names made up of Roman numerals, from I and II to IV. All models are rebadged cars from Chinese manufacturer [[JAC Motors|JAC]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://motor.ru/news/newmoskvich-06-07-2022.htm | title=Раскрыта внешность новых "Москвичей" }}</ref>

On October 20, the mayor of Moscow, [[Sergey Sobyanin]], said that the production of Moskvich vehicles will resume in December at Renault's former factory in Moscow,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2022/10/russia-plans-to-relaunch-soviet-era-car-maker-moskvich-in-december/|title=Russia Plans To Relaunch Soviet-Era Car Maker Moskvich In December|date=October 20, 2022|website=Carscoops}}</ref> now renamed the ''Moscow Automobile Factory Moskvich'',<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/russia-launch-moskvich-car-production-former-renault-plant-december-2022-10-20/|title=Russia to launch Moskvich car production at former Renault plant in December|newspaper=Reuters |date=October 20, 2022|via=www.reuters.com}}</ref> which has been inactive after Renault decided to leave the Russian market.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/617717/moskvich-production-restart-december-2022/|title=After Two Decades, Moskvich Production To Restart In December|website=Motor1.com}}</ref>

On December 26, 2022, the Moskvitch 3 and Moskvitch 3e went on sale in Russia,<ref>{{Cite news|date=2022-12-26|title=The first Moskvich went on sale|work=Kommersant|url=https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/5747897}}</ref> with the JAC JS4 based cars produced in association with truck manufacturer [[Kamaz]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.carscoops.com/2022/11/soviet-era-moskvich-returns-with-a-rebadged-chinese-crossover/|title=Soviet-Era Moskvich Returns With A Rebadged Chinese Crossover|first=Michael|last=Gauthier|date=November 23, 2022|website=Carscoops}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2022/11/24/russias-new-moskvitch-car-looks-identical-chinese-model/|title=Russia's new Moskvitch car looks identical to Chinese model|newspaper=The Telegraph |date=November 24, 2022|via=www.telegraph.co.uk}}</ref>

In early 2023, Moskvitch and [[Yandex Taxi]] signed an agreement of intent to supply 3,000 [[Moskvitch 3]], and 2,000 [[Moskvitch 3]]e taxi and car share vehicles. This was followed by the introduction of [[Moskvitch 3]] vehicles for the car services Citydrive, BelkaCar, Taxovichkof and Citymobil.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crossovers "Moskvich 3" appeared in carsharing "Citydrive" |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23196/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Moskvich crossovers continue to replenish Russian taxi fleets |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23146/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref> Furthermore, traffic police in [[Moscow Oblast Police|Moscow Oblast]] and [[Stavropol Krai]] began to be equipped with Moskvitch 3e electric crossovers. Furthermore, delivery was in progress for traffic police in [[Moscow City Police|Moscow City]], [[Krasnodar]] and [[Krasnoyarsk]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Electric crossovers Moskvich 3e were delivered to the traffic police |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23278/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Кроссоверы "Москвич 3" поступили на службу.. {{!}} Омбудсмен полиции {{!}} VK |url=https://m.vk.com/wall-139453095_3518253 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=m.vk.com}}</ref>

In June 2023, Hans Peter Moser was appointed General Manager of Moskvitch, replacing Dmitry Valentinovich Pronin, who would move to the position of chairman of the board of directors.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hans-Peter Moser was appointed General Manager of the Moskvich plant |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23314/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=На заводе "Москвич" сменился генеральный директор |url=https://www.autonews.ru/news/649d30769a7947b9da36a3c5 |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=Autonews |language=ru}}</ref> Moser had previously worked for the Russian truck manufacturer [[Kamaz]], as well as the German industrial firm [[Knorr-Bremse]]. In addition, Moskvitch further announced an expansion of their dealer network to more cities across Russia, as well as the impending release of a new [[Sehol A5 Plus|Moskvitch 6]] model later in 2023, as well as the Moskvitch 5.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Automobile plant Moskvich revealed plans for the Moskvich 6 liftback production in 2023 |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23257/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Moskvich Automobile Plant will expand its dealer network |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23294/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Automobile plant Moskvich registers a trademark for the new crossover Moskvich 5 |url=https://eng.autostat.ru/news/23187/ |access-date=2023-07-01 |website=eng.autostat.ru |language=en}}</ref>