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UAZ started the sales of cars with Euro-0 engines
Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant began to equip its cars with engines of the 1988 eco-standard ("Euro-0"). Since September, UAZ Hunter SUVs, minibuses, vans and UAZ trucks of the classic family can be purchased both with the ZMZ-40906 engine (Euro-5 class) and with the simplified ZMZ-40911 unit. UAZ vehicles with a non-environmentally friendly engine are available in the same modifications as conventional ones, however, it is impossible to order a rear axle differential lock for them.
The cost of a nine-seater minibus UAZ-2206 with an Euro-0 engine has been reduced by 25 thousand rubles, for all other body types the savings will be 20 thousand rubles. It is worth noting that ZMZ-40911 engine was originally developed to comply with the Euro-3 and Euro-4 eco-standards, because Euro-0 class cars were banned in Russia back in 2005, and in Europe this standard is outlawed since 1992. However, in May of this year, the government of our country temporarily allowed Russian automakers to produce non-environmentally friendly vehicles, while so far all new cars have met at least Euro-2 standards. Recall that this is not the first time the Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant has offered to agree to a simplified design in exchange for a modest discount.
In June, UAZ Patriot off-road vehicles lost the ERA-GLONASS emergency response system, while their price did not change, and the absence of one or two airbags on the UAZ was estimated at 10,000 or 20,000 rubles. According to the data of the agency "AUTOSTAT" and JSC "Electronic Passport", for eight months of 2022, 5795 UAZ off-road vehicles were purchased in Russia, which is 40% lower than the figure for the same period of the previous year. The most popular model in the reporting period was the flagship UAZ Patriot with 4,212 sold cars (-42%).
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