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According to Russian dealers, the automobile market will recover in 2016-2017
Autostat – According to the survey conducted amongst the members of the Russian Auto Dealers Association (
Car sales have risen by 1% in St. Petersburg in November
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, 170,567 new cars and light commercial vehicles have been sold in St. Petersburg within the January-November period (-8%). November sales figure is 17,805 (+1%).
Mubea has started the construction of a components factory in Tolyatti
Avtostat – German supplier Mubea has started constructing a components factory in Tolyatti Special Economic Zone. The factory, which will manufacture suspension system coil springs for automobiles, is expected to
The collapse of rouble continues to unsettle the Russian automobile market
RusAutoNews.Com – Renault-Nissan partnership has announced that they have stopped taking orders on several models. As one may remember, Nissan had increased Russia prices by 2-3% in the beginning of
Production of foreign brand automobiles has stopped in Russia
Izvestiya – The collapse of rouble and the falling demand have compelled the manufacturers to stop production. According to Izvestiya, Kaluga based PSMA Rus factory has stopped production as of
Volkswagen will continue Audi assembly in Kaluga in 2015
Za rulyom – Volkswagen Group plans to continue Audi assembly at its Kaluga plant next year. The relevant statement has been made by the VW representative, speaking to Za rulyom.rf
Foreign brand car sales have stopped in Russia
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Kommersant, several major dealers in Russia have stopped the sales of foreign brand vehicles, due to the collapse of the rouble. One of the dealers speaking to
Russian car production has shrunk by 27.1% in November
RusAutoNews.Com – According to data published by the Russian Federal Statistics Service: Rosstat, 1.6 million automobiles have been manufactured in the country within the January-November period (-10.3%). The November production
Russian government is renewing its strategy in the automotive sector
Vedomosti – Russian government is renewing its strategy in the automotive sector. Russian prime minister Dmitri Medvedev has instructed the ministries of industry and commerce, economic development and finance to
