With its appealing headlamps, sleek front grille and eye-catching steering wheel designs, the legendary Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, was the pride of any Russian who owned one. The classic ...

May 19 (Reuters) - Production of Russia's Soviet-era car brand the Moskvich could resume using a Chinese platform in partnership with truckmaker Kamaz (KMAZ.MM), two sources told Reuters on ...

Russia is reviving a Soviet-era car brand called Moskvich at an abandoned Renault factory. Russia is taking over a factory left behind by the French carmaker, which is exiting the country.

According to Reuters, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that Renault’s factories will be nationalized and used to produce a new model of Moskvich, a name which means “a native of Moscow”.

Which brings us to the Moskvich brand, once the pride of the Russian auto industry. The brand first appeared in 1946 and disappeared in 2001, and now it could well be revived because of the conflict.

(Bloomberg) -- Russia is going back to the future and reviving a legendary Soviet-era car brand, Moskvich, to save jobs at a Moscow car plant sold by French auto maker Renault. Most Read from ...

(Reuters) - A Soviet-era car brand the "Moskvich" could make a surprise comeback in Russia, as Moscow takes over assets belonging to Renault following the French carmaker's exit from the country.

With its appealing headlamps, sleek front grille and eye-catching steering wheel designs, the legendary Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, was the pride of any Russian who owned one. May 25 (Reuters ...

(Reuters) - Production of Russia's Soviet-era car brand the Moskvich could resume using a Chinese platform in partnership with truckmaker Kamaz, two sources told Reuters on Thursday, with the model to ...