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PSMA Rus sedan line will be reactivated in August
Vedomosti. – Kaluga based PSMA Rus factory has announced postponement to the reactivation date of its sedan line, where Peugeot 408 and Citroen C4 models are manufactured, from previously set
Hyundai has announced its second model to be manufactured in St. Petersburg
Autostat – Hyundai Motor SNG has revealed the SUV-B segment model, previously announced to be manufactured in St. Petersburg. Accordingly, the factory will start the production of Creta, as of
The decline in St. Petersburg automotive has decelerated in May
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, Toyota, GM, Nissan and Hyundai factories established in St. Petersburg have manufactured 125,600 automobiles in total within the January-May period (-24%). The year-on-year production has
Avtotor has started the production of the renewed Hyundai i40
RusAutoNews.Com – Kaliningrad based Avtotor factory has started the production of the renewed Hyundai i40 model automobiles. A Hyundai representative has told Zr.ru news portal that this year’s planned sales
Avtovaz will start the production of the renewed Lada 4×4 in 2016
Zr.ru. – AVTOVAZ plans to start the serial production of the renewed Lada 4×4 in 2016. Lada 4×4 project director Natalia Vorobyova states that the more comfortable, brighter and warmer
The suppliers preferred by AVTOVAZ
Autostat – AVTOVAZ president Bo Andersson, who spoke at the Russian Association of Engineers Committee meeting, has stated that a stable supply industry is within the capabilities of the country
Russian car production has shrunk by 38% in May
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Russian Federal Institute of Statistics: Rosstat data, 568,000 automobiles have been manufactured in Russia within the January-May period (-23.8%). The May-only production figure is 88,000 (-37.9%).
Truck sales have gone down by more than a half in Russia in May
Autostat – According to Autostat data, 3200 new trucks have been sold in Russia in May (-53.0%). GAZ and Scania occupy second and third places respectively, with 720 (-21%) and
LCV sales have shrunk by 33% in Russia in May
Autostat – According to Autostat data, 6977 new light commercial vehicles have been sold in Russia in May (-32.8%). Thereby, the number of light commercial vehicles sold within the first
Russian second hand car market has shrunk by 29.5% in May
RusAutoNews.Com – According to Autostat data, Russian second hand car market has shrunk by 29.5% year-on-year in May, with 366,800 vehicles. Thereby, the number of secondhand automobiles sold within the
