Famous Chinese carmaker leaves the markets of the Russian Federation and Belarus because of sanctions

The Geely concern seeks to develop a ZEEKR brand in the European market and does not want to be sanctioned, so the export of a car to the Russian Federation and Belarus will be stopped. The ZEEKR Chinese brand will stop cars in Russia and Belarus. From July 1, the supply of machines from the Geely electric brand will be stopped. About it writes the site Motor. ru.

Interestingly, the ZEEKR electric vehicle was officially shipped in Belarus, but the brand's representation was not opened in the Russian Federation. Although the machines were imported, the demand for them was quite significant: in 2023, 3. 7 thousand ZEEKR was sold in Russia, and for the first 5 months 2024 - 4000. It is not known at this time how the ZEEKR's non -branching imports in the Russian Federation will be limited.

Sources in China say that in the territory of Russia in ZEEKR can block a multimedia system, and through the central screen in electric cars, most car functions are operated. The reason for the ZEEKR sales in Russia and Belarus is clear - the Chinese concern Geely does not want to get under sanctions. For ZEEKR, the EU market is more promising and much more cars are sold. We will remind that under the brand Zekr produces premium electric cars, which are developed in conjunction with Volvo.