Photo fact: the Russian Ministry of Defense purchased Chinese sedans Kaiii

On the streets of Moscow, the white Kaii E5 Kaliningrad assembly with black military numbers was captured. Judging by the prefix of the MO, cars belong to the auto depot of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation and the General Staff. By indirect signs, one can judge: for the army, they purchased Kaiyi E5 in the initial Standard configuration. This is hinted at 16-inch alloy wheels and the lack of bright brake calipers.

The sedans of the Kaiyi E5 are produced on the Autotor, but the demand leaves much to be desired: in 2024 only six thousand such machines were sold. Probably, the purchase of the Ministry of Defense will allow the enterprise to support a little, although the military contracts are classified, and the number of purchased Chinese cars cannot be evaluated. Without taking into account the discounts of the Kaiyi E5, it costs from 2,115,000 rubles, but even to private customers the dealers are ready to concede, and the starting price is omitted to one and a half million rubles.

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Experts believe that Kaiyi can leave the Russian market. Among the brands of the CHERI empire, the Autotor partner has the weakest sales, although the localization of production allows you to partially compensate for utilSbor. The largest dealer Rolf has already suspended Kaiyi sales. At the Kaliningrad enterprise, instead of unpopular “Chinese” they can begin to collect Changan.

Although Kaiyi cars meet public procurement criteria, in 2024, public state contracts decreased by 11% in monetary terms. The authorities of the Kaliningrad region are systematically acquired: for the local administration they purchased a party of Russian-Chinese cars.

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