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Rosstandart will carry out controlled purchases of spare parts for cars
Autoreview – Rosstandart has announced imminent start to controlled purchases of cars and spare parts for cars, due to poor quality assembly and production, which poses a threat to the lives
Rostec and Renault increase their shares at Avtovaz to 83.5%
Kommersant – Rostec and Renault increase their shares at Avtovaz from 64,6% to 83,5%. The second stage of the capital increase of the unprofitable AVTOVAZ plant -conversion of 61,4 billion rubles (~975
Government will subsidise the car transportation costs from Vladivostok
RNS – The Ministry of Industry and Commerce will subsidise the car transportation costs of the new joint venture of Mazda and Sollers at the Far Eastern Federal District in
FAS has given permission to the JV of Rostec and Renault-Nissan for the purchase of more than 75% of AVTOVAZ
RNS – The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has approved the application made by Alliance Rostec Auto (joint venture of Rostec and Renault-Nissan Alliance) for the purchase of more than 75%
WTO has confirmed the Russian anti-dumping duties on LCVs are illegal
RusAutoNews.Com – The Appeal Panel of the World Trade Organisation has confirmed the inconsistency of the anti-dumping duties applied by Russia on the light commercial vehicles (LCV) imported from Germany and
The nullification of duties on electric vehicles will not be approved
RNS – The nullification of duties on electric vehicles will not be approved by the Russian Ministry of Industry and Commerce in the medium term. As stated by the ministry to
Two new support measures on car exports will be introduced in Russia
Autostat – Two new support measures on car exports will be introduced in Russia in 2018. Russian automotive industry has plans to reach $2.6 billion worth of exports in 2018, which is
Russian government has increased the rates of utilisation fees for vehicles
RusAutoNews.Com – The Russian government has approved the indexation of the utilisation fees for passenger cars, commercial vehicles including trailers in Russia, as of 1 April 2018. The relevant document has
The development strategy for Russian automotive industry has been approved
Autostat – Prime minister Dmitry Medvedev has approved the document prepared by the Ministry of Industry and Trade on the strategy for the development of Russian automotive industry until 2025, following
Russian OEMs will receive 1,8 billion USD industrial subsidies in 2018
RNS – The Russian Ministry of Industry and Commerce will allocate more than 102 billion rubles (appox. 1,8 billion USD) of industrial subsidies for car manufacturers in 2018, as told by the
