MOSCOW, April 29. /TASS/. Russia’s NAMI plans to produce 150 Aurus premium cars in 2019, press service of the Ministry of Industry told TASS on Tuesday.
"NAMI will be able to produce 150 cars at its facilities in 2019, with a small portion to be on the market already this year," the ministerial press service said.
Prices for Aurus Senat and Aurus Senat Limousine models are expected to be announced in the second half of May, the press service added.
Aurus is a Russian brand of cars for senior officials. The car was designed as part of the Cortege project, implemented by NAMI (Central Scientific Research Automobile and Automotive Engines Institute) in Moscow, Russia, since 2013.
Initially the goal was to design a limousine for the Russian president. The project envisages by now the creation of the line of cars on the base of a single platform (sedan, limousine, minivan and sport utility vehicle (SUV)). The limousine was first used during the inauguration of Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 2018. Then, the cars were put on display during the Moscow International Auto Salon on August 29, 2018.