Sanctions push Russian auto industry to ’get creative’

Take a look at the Moskvich-3, the newest Russian car that’s come along thanks to Western sanctions. Well, to be precise, the Moskvich-3 is a Chinese car assembled in Russia under a well-known Soviet brand at a factory that was previously owned by Renault. In a way, this story encapsulates everything that’s been happening in the Russian auto market since the onset of Western sanctions. Let’s take a closer look at it