Director of Avilon.Electro Sergei Melyukh announced the cessation of the import of popular Zeekr electric vehicles by dealers to Russia. The same applies to Avatr cars.
Image: Zeekr
Now models that are not included in the list of parallel imports (and Zeekr and Avatr are not included in it) must undergo certification according to technical regulations: you need to issue a OTTS with a mandatory series of crash tests, and also have official permission from the copyright holder. In fact, imports of Zeekr, Avatr and other “unauthorized” electric vehicles and hybrids stopped on February 1st.
But the cars will not disappear from sale. Firstly, according to Sergei Melyukh, there is a stock of cars already imported into the country, and it will last for several months. Secondly, private individuals will continue to import. However, as the stock of cars available for sale is depleted, prices may increase.