“Gray” Li Auto imported into Russia can turn into “bricks”

The Chinese brand recently had an official distributor – Sinomach Auto. Since May 15, she stated that the parallel import of LI cars into the country is now banned. However, this is not all: multimedia systems of “unofficial” cars can be blocked remotely, which means the loss of key functions. However, the final decision has not yet been made, writes Gazeta.Ru.

Sinomach Auto announced that she had established official deliveries of LI and launched the brand website in Russia. At the same time, alternative import channels were blocked, the distributor said, who promised to fight illegal sites, advertising and unauthorized use of trademarks.

As for the blocking of multimedia, this is “not completely decided,” said Lev Lazarev, a representative of Sinomach Auto in Russia. What kind of cars from those imported into the country in a few years will be blocked, he did not specify. According to Avtostat, since 2022, the Russians bought more than 31 thousand Li Auto, and the demand is growing every year.

The prices for Lixiang cars officially imported into Russia were announced by Lixiang crossovers updated, added in equipment and did not rise in price the first official dealer center of Lixiang will appear in Russia in May

The proposed Sinomach “white” cars are noticeably more expensive than “parallel”: the difference exceeds a million rubles. The distributor explains this by the presence of a guarantee of 160 thousand kilometers for a traction battery, a total guarantee of three years or 100 thousand kilometers and a Russified interface.

However, experts doubt that Sinomach will be able to block the flow of “gray” LI to Russia. The company is not included in the LI Auto concern and has not even received approval like a vehicle (OTTS) – they are expected only in the fall.

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