OEMs
The production of the new Ford EcoSport has started in Russia
RusAutoNews.Com – Ford Sollers has announced the official start of the serial production of Ford EcoSport in Russia. As previously, the compact crossover will be manufactured at the Naberezhnye Chelny plant
Isuzu Sollers has signed a contract on a technological partnership project
RusAutoNews.Com – As reported by the Sollers press office, the joint venture Isuzu Sollers has signed a special investment contract with the Russian Ministry of Industry and Commerce and Ulyanovsk
KAMAZ has upgraded its sales forecast in Russia
Finmarket – KAMAZ has improved its sales forecast in Russia for 2018. The company expects to sell 40,000 trucks, as told by the general director Sergei Kogogin in the sidelines of
KAMAZ and Daimler plan to invest $745 million in Russia within 10 years
Kommersant – KAMAZ and Daimler are ready to invest more than 46 billion rubles (approximately $745 million) within the framework of a Special Investment Contract (SPIC), as told by the deputy
Mazda and Sollers will start engine production for exports in 2018
RNS – The joint venture of Sollers and Mazda on the assembly of Mazda vehicles in Vladivostok plans to start petrol engine production in mid-September 2018, as stated by the co-owner
AVTOVAZ has started the sales of LADA in Chile
RusAutoNews.Com – AVTOVAZ has started the official sales of LADA in Chile, which is the third largest car market in South America in terms of sales volumes (370,000 in 2017).
Renault Russia has exported the 30.000th Russian production body to Algeria
RusAutoNews.Com – Renault Russia has exported the landmark 30,000th welded and painted Russian production Renault Logan body to the Renault plant in Algeria (where the automobile is sold under the name
JAC Motors has returned to Russia
RG.RU – Chinese car manufacturer JAC Motors has resumed its sales in Russia. Moreover, the company, which decided to return to the market quietly, plans to expand its range this year.
KAMAZ sales up by 8% by the end of the first quarter of 2018
RusAutoNews.Com – KAMAZ sales have increased by the end of the first quarter of 2018. KAMAZ has sold 55 medium-duty trucks (8-14 tons) and 6145 heavy-duty trucks (over 14 tons) in
Ford Sollers is considering gearbox production in Russia
TASS – Ford Sollers is exploring possibilities to launch gearbox production in Republic of Tatarstan in Russia. The relevant statement has been made by the chairman of the joint venture:
