The vehicle is a locally assembled rebadged version of the Sehol X4 by JAC Motors, produced using semi knock-down kits in cooperation with Russian truck and engine manufacturer Kamaz.

[5][6][7][8] However, it bears little commonality to the vehicles produced by the company in its previous iteration, which was known for its saloons and hatchbacks during the era of the Soviet Union.

In 2022, Renault Russia divested in its automobile plant in Moscow, which it had acquired from the bankrupt AZLK.

Production of the Moskvitch 3 at the restarted plant began in November 2022, with the details of the vehicle revealed in the following days[9][10] In April 2023, the Moscow City Duma proposed to sell its existing Toyota Camry based fleet, replacing them with the Moskvitch 3.

In addition to being sold in Russia, the Moskvitch 3 is also available in other countries in the CIS, including Belarus, Kazakhstan and Abkhazia.