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AVTOVAZ acquires the shares of General Motors in GM-AVTOVAZ joint venture
RusAutoNewsCom.- Avtovaz acquires the shares of General Motors in GM-Avtovaz joint venture, as reported by the press office of the company. The companies have signed an agreement, proposing the
Russian car market has declined by 6% in November 2019
RusAutoNewsCom. – As announced by the AEB Automobile Manufacturers Committee, Russian car market has decreased by 6.4%, or by 10,646 units year-on-year in November 2019, and amounted to 156,848
Government has approved the extension of the car loan support programmes
Finmarket.- Prime Minister Medvedev has approved the extension of the government support programmes on preferential car loans: First Car and Family Car throughout the 2018-2020 period with the provision
St Petersburg car industry has declined by 5% in October 2019
RusAutoNewsCom.- According to Auto-Dealer-SPb data, the share of St Petersburg car industry in Russian car production has reached 23.7% during the January-October period of 2019. Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota factories,
Russian electric car Zetta to be launched during the first quarter of 2020
RNS.- The certification process of the first Russian electric car Zetta is at its final stage and the serial production of the vehicle is planned to be launched during
Electric cars have been exempted from transport tax in Moscow
RusAutoNewsCom.- Moscow City Council has adopted a law on the exemption of electric cars from transport tax for the duration of five years in three readings. The aforementioned decision
Car production in Russia up by 1% within the first nine months of 2019
RusAutoNewsCom.- Car production in Russia has been slightly increased within the first 9 months of 2019. According to ASM Holding data, 1,279,735 transport vehicles (trucks, cars, buses) have been
AVTOVAZ has launched the sales of new Lada Granta in Egypt
RusAutoNewsCom.- Avtovaz has started the sales of local assembly new Lada Granta vehicles in Egypt, as stated by the company. The launch of the sales of the new Granta
Avtotor has started the full-cycle production of KIA Soul
Vedomosti.- Avtotor has started the full-cycle production (welding, painting) of KIA Soul compact crossovers, according to a company statement. A welding line with a project capacity of 30,000 bodies
Exports of Russian-made cars have increased by 38% within 8 months of 2019
Autostat.- 25.1 thousand Russian-made cars have been exported within the first eight months of 2019, excluding the EEU countries. The figure indicates a 38% year-on-year increase. 76% of the
