Industry
MAN and Scania sell assets and business in Russia
Autostat.- The truck manufacturers German MAN and Swedish Scania intend to sell their shares in dealerships in Russia to local partners. The financial division of Scania, which provided leasing
NISSAN plant in St Petersburg extends downtime until the end of 2022
Izvestia.- As reported by the press service of Nissan Manufacturing Rus to the newspaper Izvestia, the downtime at the Nissan plant in St Petersburg has been extended until the
SOLLERS will produce Chinese LCV under its own brand
RusAutoNews.- As reported by Vedomosti newspaper, Russian carmaker Sollers will produce Chinese JAC light commercial vehicles under its own brand, Vedomosti found out. This localisation will allow the company
Avtovaz starts production of Lada Granta with airbags
RusAutoNews.- Avtovaz has resumed production of the Lada Granta model with driver and passenger airbags, as annouced by the company press office. Starting from August 23, all 2022 model
Vehicle production in Russia has decreased by 57% within the 1st half
RusAutoNews.- Vehicle production in Russia has decreased by 56.8% year-on-year within the first half of 2022. According to ASM-Holding data 357.4 thousand transport vehicles (passenger cars, commercial vehicles, buses)
Iranian Ministry of Industry came to Moscow with over 40 automotive suppliers
RusAutoNews.- According to the official announcement of the Russian Government, Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov met in Moscow with Fatemi Amin, Iranian Minister
The list of priority car components for localization has been published
TASS.- The development of an internal combustion engine and its components, as well as an automatic transmission, ABS and ESP systems, airbags and seat belts were included in the
Russian Government has drawn up a new strategy for the automotive industry up to 2035
Vedomosti.- The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a draft government regulation approving a new strategy for the development of the automotive industry up to 2035. A new
AVTOVAZ returned to a full working week
Motor ru.- Avtovaz was given back a five-day working week – it started on August 15. Previously, the plant had a four-day work schedule beginning June 6 and scheduled
Yokohama has resumed tyre production in Russia
Rossiyskaya Gazeta.- After a shutdown due to logistics problems announced at the end of March, the Japanese company Yokohama’s plant in the Lipetsk region resumed operations. According to the
