“Of the new cars available on the Russian automobile market, the least susceptible to corrosion are the models of the Chinese automobile industry such as Chery Tiggo 7, Chery Tiggo 4, Haval Jolion and Geely Atlas. According to the opinions of the owners of these cars , A dense factory anti-corrosion layer is applied to the bottom of the coatings of the Geely Atlas model, and in Haval Jolion the body is galvanized using different methods, respectively, the first signs of rust may appear no earlier than 13 years.
In the used vehicle segment, the Audi Q5 and BMW X5, Volkswagen Passat and Opel Insignia SUVs produced between 2008 and 2017 corrode the least. Among the representatives of the Japanese automobile industry, the most resistant to rust are the Toyota Corolla, the Mazda 3 and the Mitsubishi ASX,” said the specialist.
Previously, Krasnodar car selector Artem Zaitsev spoke to RG about the problems that Russians face when buying used cars. According to him, our citizens skimp on reports from vehicle history check services, treat documents carelessly and do not understand that later they will have to invest in a car.
