The Ministry of Industry and Trade announced that the launch of the production of Moskvich cars is expected this year

Pak said that the former Renault Russia plant would be renamed the Moscow Automobile Plant Moskvich.

“I think that in the near future the Moscow government, together with the management of the plant, will present us with their plan for the development of such production.

We expect the launch of production this year," TASS quoted him as saying.

On May 16, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin announced the resumption of production of cars under the Moskvich brand.