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General Motors leaves the Russian market
RusAutoNews.- As announced by the Cadillac Russia press office, General Motors extends suspension of operations in Russia. “Due to the crisis in Ukraine and resulting US and international sanctions,
Stellantis suspends car production in Russia
RusAutoNews.- As announced by Stellantis, the company has suspended the car production in its plant in Kaluga, operated by PSMA Rus. “Given the rapid daily increase in cross sanctions
ROSTEC will build a new engine for KAMAZ
RusAutoNews.- A new six-cylinder engine with an output of 400 to 500 hp for Russian truck manufacturers will be built in Russia, said Sergey Chemezov, head of the state
Russian car market has decreased by 63% in March 2022
RusAutoNews.- As announced by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee, the Russian car market has decreased by 62.9%, or 93,547 units year-on-year in March 2022, to 55,129 vehicles. Within the first
AVTOVAZ has created a unified car assembly plant
RusAutoNews.- Avtovaz signed an order to build a single car assembly plant, as reported by Avtograd News, attaching a scan of the document itself to the post. The document
Volkswagen car factories in Russia will remain closed until summer
RusAutoNews.- Volkswagen Group Rus plants in Kaluga and Nizhny Novgorod can resume work no earlier than June-July 2022, as stated in Vedomosti. Production was stopped on March 3 due
Great Wall Motor plans to stay in Russia with additional investment
Autostat.- The Chinese carmaker Great Wall Motor said that the company has no urgent plans to exit from the Russian market. This was reported by the Nikkei Asia edition,
AVTOVAZ will manufacture LADA cars without electronic components
RusAutoNews.- Avtovaz is preparing to launch special versions of Lada Granta, Niva and Vesta models which will be less affected by imported electronic components, as reported by Autostat. Largus
KAMAZ will offer Euro-2 class trucks to buyers
RusAutoNews.- Starting from April 2022, Kamaz will offer its dealers K3 generation trucks with Euro-2 emission class engines. A company representative confirmed such plans to the Vedomosti newspaper. At
Avtovaz Group aims to adapt the production to the new circumstances
RusAutoNews.- Avtovaz Group has officially announced its current position, a day after Renault Group announced the suspension of industrial activities in Russia. “With regard to the latest statement by