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Moscow is the biggest regional foreign vehicle market in Russia
Avtostat – According to Avtostat data, 2.24 million new foreign brand vehicles have been sold in Russia in 2012 (+16.8%). The Central Federal Region has become the area, with the
Pirelli has started tyre production in Voronezh
AutoVesti – Pirelli-Rostec partnership has started test production of tyres in Voronezh. The factory will be manufacturing tyres for the market from March onwards. Pirelli and Rostec had previously invested €56
The total number of automobiles in Russia has reached 36.9 million
Autostat – The total number of vehicles in Russia has grown by 5.1% in 2012, reaching 36.9 million vehicles. 37% of this figure is formed of Lada brand automobiles (13.67 million
Automobile production in St. Petersburg has increased by 50% in 2012
RusAutoNews.Com – Toyota, GM, Nissan and Hyundai factories established in St. Petersburg have manufactured a total number of 389,300 vehicles in 2012 (+50%), as reported by the Auto-Dealer-SPb. Thereby, St.
Kässbohrer is opening a factory in Tula
RusAutoNews.Com – Kässbohrer is opening a factory in Yasnogorsk, Tula Region. The facility established for the purpose of semi-trailers has a production area of 12,000 square metres. The General Director and
Toyota has generated the highest income in Russian vehicle market in 2012
Autostat – According to 2012 results, Toyota has generated the highest income in Russian vehicle market ($7.24 billion) throughout the year. This figure was $5.77 billion in 2011. Toyota is being
The automobile market in Yekaterinburg has grown by 14% in 2012
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer Yekaterinburg data, 97,348 new automobiles have been sold in Yekaterinburg in 2012 (+14%). The number of automobiles sold in December-only is 8227 (-3%). This figure indicates
Russian automotive sector has broken a production record in 2012
Autostat – According to Russian Statistical Institute Rosstat data, car factories in Russia have manufactured 2 million vehicles in 2012. Thereby, the production has increased by 13.3% in comparison with the
Ford Sollers will manufacture Tourneo Custom in Tatarstan
Vedomosti – Ford Sollers representative Sergei Kirillov has told Vedomosti newspaper that the company will start the production of new Tourneo Custom model minibuses in Elabuga factory, Tatarstan, during the first
Russian truck market grew by 13.4% in 2012
Autostat – The sales of medium and heavy tonnage trucks increased by 13.4% in 2012, in comparison with the previous year, reaching 138,000 vehicles. 3.6% increase took place in the medium
