OEMs
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
AVTOVAZ has approved the creation of two new Lada models
RusAutoNews.- As announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade of Russia, during a regular meeting of the Board of Directors of Avtovaz with the Deputy Prime Minister Denis
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
Russian car market has decreased by 62% in August 2022
RusAutoNews.- As announced by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee, the Russian car market has decreased by 62.4%, or by 69,172 units year-on-year in August 2022, and amounted to 41,698 vehicles.
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
Iran Khodro intends to start exporting cars to Russia
RusAutoNews.- As reported by the journal Za Rulem, the top Iranian automaker is keen to prioritize exports to Russia as both countries are under Western economic sanctions, Iran Khodro
URAL showed a prototype of an unmanned truck
Rossiyskaya Gazeta.- For the first time, a prototype of the Ural unmanned military truck was presented at the Army-2022 show. The car was created on the chassis “Ural-432067-73” with
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
Russian car market has decreased by 75% in July 2022
RusAutoNews.- As announced by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee, the Russian car market has decreased by 74.9%, or 96,819 units year-on-year in July 2022, and amounted to 32,412 vehicles. Within
