FAW decided to start assembling Bestune cars in Russia

The Chinese company FAW plans to localize Bestune brand cars in Russia. This was reported on January 20 by Rossiyskaya Gazeta with reference to the press service of the representative office of the Chinese brand.

According to the company, the following localized cars are expected on the Russian market this year: the T90 mid-size crossover, the B70 liftback and the updated T77 mid-size SUV.

It is not specified exactly where in Russia it is planned to establish production of Bestune.

Sales of the T90 crossover began in Russia in January 2025, and the updated B70 liftback entered the market at the end of 2024.

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Earlier, on January 15, Russian dealers said that after the changes related to the recycling fee, the economic model of the car business in Russia is shifting towards localization. Many market players see the need to organize the assembly of machines in the country.

As Sergey Tselikov, director of Autostat, told on January 14, sales of Chinese-built cars in Russia decreased by 38% in 2025, a total of 489 thousand such cars were sold. At the same time, sales of Russian-built cars in 2025 increased by 8%, while the overall car market declined. So, during the year, 701.7 thousand new cars were sold in the Russian Federation, rolled off Russian assembly lines. Their market share has grown to 52.9%.

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