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Stellantis is preparing a people's car for 1 million rubles for Russia

The Stellantis concern plans to produce and sell a model worth about 1 million rubles in Russia. Aleksey Volodin, Managing Director of the Citroen, Peugeot and Opel brands in Russia, spoke about this in an interview with the Drom.ru portal.

It is assumed that the production of cars will be organized at the facilities of the PSMA Rus plant in Kaluga. According to Volodin, the company is working on the localization of the model in Russia, and the design service is also connected.

When asked how much the new model would cost, Volodin replied: “I am convinced, primarily as a marketer, that a mass product cannot be expensive. In today's prices, in today's conditions, the correct price for the basic version of the "people's car" is one million rubles.

It is believed that the novelty will be "something between a high-capacity hatchback and a crossover." “The Russian suggests that we are talking about a subcompact cross-hatchback Citroen C3 of the CC21 generation, which was created specifically for emerging markets. This year, its production will be launched in India and Brazil.

Volodin did not specify the timing of the appearance of the new model in Russia. According to the statements of his colleagues, it is reported that they can start producing cars in 2024.

Earlier it became known that in 2022 the Stellantis concern will return the Opel Astra hatchback to the Russian car market.

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Stellantis is preparing a people's car for 1 million rubles for Russia