Now for new Zeekr you will either have to go to neighboring Kazakhstan and Belarus, or wait for the official arrival of the brand in Russia
As Drom.ru reports, two resolutions of the Russian government (No. 1633 of October 3, 2023 and No. 76 of January 31, 2024) actually killed parallel imports to Russia. The first of them, we recall, banned the import into Russia through parallel import of cars with internal combustion engines that were not authorized by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, and the second, in January, prohibited the import of unauthorized electric vehicles and sequential hybrids. Two weeks have passed since these documents came into force, and the first results are already in: since February 1, 2024, not a single ZOETS certificate (Opinion on Evaluation of a Single Vehicle) has been issued for Zeekr, Avatr and other electric cars and hybrids that were popular in Russia last year .
According to Drom.ru, in the first ten days of February, only 541 ZOETS certificates were issued (against 3184 in January 2024). In other words, parallel imports have practically ceased. Of the brands for which ZOETS is registered, the leaders are Dongfeng M-Hero («Motorinvest» managed to bring a batch of about 60 SUVs to Russia before the Russian government regulations came into force), Mercedes-Benz and Skoda, the shares of other brands are insignificant .
What should those who want to buy Zeekr? do? There are two options: either go to neighboring Kazakhstan and Belarus, where the brand’s cars are already officially sold, or wait for the official arrival of Zeekr in Russia.