Aurus will launch production of a new line of business class cars – Kommersant

The Russian automobile brand Aurus will launch production of a new line of business-class cars in a more affordable price segment, said Deputy Prime Minister and Head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov. According to him, sales are planned to begin in 2025.

The minister did not specify how much the cars would cost. “We plan to launch a line of S-class cars in the near future… There are both S-class and E-class. They will be in a different price category, more affordable and more mass production,” he said in an interview with TASS at the international exhibition and forum “Russia”.

Mr. Manturov added that in the future an SUV may be added to the line. “I think that it will be interesting and prestigious to purchase Aurus cars of the next line,” the head of the Ministry of Industry and Trade is convinced.

The first model in the luxury Aurus line was the Senat sedan, its production began in May 2021, it costs 36.5 million rubles. The second model was the Komendant SUV, its price is 33.7 million rubles, production launched in November 2022.

In August 2023, President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to transfer officials to domestic cars. Speaker of the State Duma Vyacheslav Volodin announcedthat deputies will switch to Russian cars as foreign cars are retired. According to him wordsit is planned to use the Moskvich, Lada and Aurus brands.

Laura Keffer