Russia plans to revive the production of two Soviet car brands, the Volga and Pobeda. The announcement follows earlier news that production of the Moskvitch brand is planned for the recently nationalised Renault plant in Moscow. However, Russia is facing some problems in relaunching Moskvitch production at the Renault plant. Moscow mayor Sergey Sobyanin said that it was impossible to do from scratch, “without help from foreign partners”, citing the lack of components as the main impediment.

Russian Gazette, published by the government, said in May that a number of Chinese carmakers, including JAC Motors, FAW and BYD, had expressed interest in supporting Moskvitch production at the Renault plant.