The "Innoprom" exhibition celebrated its 15th anniversary in 2025. It traditionally presents new cars that are designed to win their share of the market both in Russia and abroad. However, not all new products saw the light of day.
2010: "Marussia". Project Status - Dead
Then the idea of creating the first Russian supercar was born on the initiative of Nikolai Fomenko, a participant in Russian and European racing series. Launching the Marussia project, Fomenko expected to sell 500 cars a year, but at some point investors' interest faded and the production of cars was curtailed.
2015: Local Lifan. Project Status - Dead
China planned to launch the Lifan brand in the Lipetsk region. The company was promised $300 million in investments, 1.5 thousand jobs, and a production plan of 60,000 units per year.
However, the plant was never built, by 2019 the topic gradually died down, and in 2020 the Lifan head office went bankrupt. Its remnants were bought by the Geely group and a new brand was created on this basis - Livan.
2017: Hybrid UAZ. Project Status - Frozen
In 2017, UAZ was preparing to show a fundamentally new model for itself with a carrying capacity of 1.5 tons, a competitor to GAZelle. The truck could move on a gasoline engine without restrictions, on electric traction - with a speed limit of 50 km/h, a range of about 74 km.
The prototype met the Euro-6 standards, but did not result in anything. In August 2021, UAZ announced the suspension of work on hybrids, focusing on the development of gas models and electrification of SUVs.
2023: E-NEVA. Project Status: More Dead Than Alive
The latest project in chronological order is again a hybrid. The output of the installations, depending on the version, varied from 176 to 217 horsepower, the autonomy on pure electricity - from 200 to 450 km, the drive - all-wheel drive. E-NEVA was going to be produced at the former Toyota plant in St. Petersburg, with a production plan of 55-65 thousand units annually.
The start of production was scheduled for 2025. However, the Almaz-Antey Concern decided to curtail the project and focus on military production, based on the current realities.