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Volvo Group has opened a cabin factory in Kaluga
Autostat – Volvo Group has opened its Kaluga factory, which will carry out cabin welding and paint operations for Volvo and Renault trucks, yesterday. The general director of the company
St. Petersburg automotive industry has shrunk by 23% in October
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, St. Petersburg based Toyota, GM, Nissan and Hyundai factories have manufactured 301,000 automobiles within the first ten months of the year (-7%). The October production
Lifan will commence operations in Lipetsk SEZ in 2017
TASS – The Russian Ministry of Economic Development has approved Lifan’s application for a new passenger car assembly plant in Lipetsk Special Economic Zone. The project design of the facility
Yekaterinburg automobile market has shrunk by 18% in October
RusAutoNews.Com – According to data published by Auto-Dealer-Yekaterinburg agency, 63,192 new cars and light commercial vehicles have been sold in Yekaterinburg within the January-October period (-19%). The October sales figure
St. Petersburg automobile market will shrink by 10% this year
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, 152,753 new cars and light commercial vehicles have been sold in St. Petersburg within the first ten months of the year (-9%). The October
Renault has discontinued the production of the first generation Sandero
RusAutoNews.Com- According to the portal Za Rulyom, Moscow based Renault Russia factory has discontinued the production of the first generation Sandero hatchback. The model was being manufactured since the end of
AVTOVAZ has acquired VMZ machine building plant
RusAutoNews.Com – AVTOVAZ has acquired Volga Machine Building Plant (VMZ). The company president Bo Anderson has made the following statement: “The partnership of AVTOVAZ and VMZ has a strategic character. We
GM will start the production of Escalade and Tahoe in St. Petersburg in 2015
AutoBusiness Review – General Motors Russia administration has announced that the production of Cadillac Escalade and the new generation Chevrolet Tahoe models will start at St. Petersburg factory from 2015
Ernst & Young: “Russian automobile market will resume its growth in 2016”
Izvestiya – Ernst & Young predicts a 5%-6% growth in Russian automobile market for the year 2016. The company foresees a shrinkage between 7%-10% for the following year, on the
Russian vehicle park is amongst the top-five in the world
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Avtostat data, Russia hosts the fifth biggest vehicle park in the world, with 45.6 licenced vehicles. USA is at the top of the list with 251,5 million