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Moscow Renault factory is suspending production
Vedomosti – Moscow based Renault Russia car factory has decided to suspend the production due to falling demand, between 16 February – 6 March. 194,531 Renault automobiles have been sold
PricewaterhouseCoopers: “Russian automobile market will shrink by 25-35% in 2015”
AutoBusiness Review – According to the prediction announced by PricewaterhouseCooper, the Russian automobile market will shrink between 25-35% in 2015, excluding light commercial vehicles. The automobile sales figure will be
Russian vehicle market has shrunk by 24.4% in January
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Association of European Businesses (AEB) data, 115,390 new automobiles and light commercial vehicles have been sold in Russia in 2015. Thereby, the market has shrunk by 24.4%
Volvo Trucks is discontinuing production at Kaluga factory
Autostat – Swedish truck manufacturer Volvo Trucks has decided to discontinue production at its Kaluga factory, as of 11 February. No information has been given, as to when the operations
According to KAMAZ, Russian truck market will hit the bottom in 2015
RBK – The head of KAMAZ Strategic Development Department: Igor Savelyev predicts that the 14-40 tonnes truck market will hit the bottom in 2015 and recover to an average growth
Mazda is changing the import procedure to Russia
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Kommersant, the foreign automobile companies operating in Russia are changing their sales mechanisms. Mazda has become the pioneer, by deciding to supply the models for imports
Foreign car manufacturers are worried about the current state of the Russian market
Za Rulyom – Ford finance director Bob Shanks, interviewed by the German financial paper Handelsblatt, has stated that the problems arising from the devaluation of the rouble and the weakness
Toyota St. Petersburg factory has increased production by 2.6% in 2014
Autostat – St. Petersburg Toyota factory has manufactured 36,612 Toyota Camry in 2014 (+2.6%). As one may remember, the plant started the production of the seventh generation of Camry in
Russia has banned the public procurement of imported heavy machinery
Finmarket – Russian government has approved the bylaw, prohibiting the public procurement of imported heavy machinery. The regulation covers the construction machinery used in areas such as; mining sites etc.
Production shrank by 8% in St. Petersburg car factories in 2014
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, St. Petersburg based Toyota, GM, Nissan and Hyundai factories have manufactured 361,400 automobiles in 2014 (-8%). The December production figure is 31,600 (-8%). 66% of
