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Industry
New car sales showed mixed results in Eastern European countries. Whereas countries like Russia and Ukraine showed positive growth, the prospects for Hungary, Latvia and Croatia do not look particularly impressive. New car sales in the region have been vulnerable to particular economic conditions in individual countries.
2008-05-16Russia / Companies
The Russian government has stated that it does not intend to sell its 38% stake in truck maker Kamaz, following reports that investment company Troika Dialog was planning to increase...
2008-05-09Companies
Faurecia is planning to expand its Czech operations in response to strong demand from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with plants in Central and Eastern Europe and in an effort...
2008-05-08Company Spotlight
Ukraine
The Zaporizhzhya Car Plant (ZAZ) is a joint venture between Ukraine's AvtoZAZ and Switzerland's Hirsch & Cie. The name ZAZ was taken by the former AvtoZAZ-Daewoo on becoming a...
2006-06-02Ukraine
AvtoKrAZ is Ukraine's only producer of large trucks and one of the largest truck producers in Europe. The company designs, produces and markets heavy-duty trucks, chassis and platform...
2006-06-02Volkswagen Group is divided into two brand groups - Audi and Volkswagen - which operate independently in the market. The Audi group includes the Audi, SEAT and Lamborghini brands,...
2006-05-04Hungary
Hungary's leading carmaker, Japan's Suzuki, operates through local subsidiary Magyar Suzuki. Established in 1991, Magyar Suzuki produces vehicles locally at its 35,000m2 plant in...
2006-03-30Romania
In the first five months of 2006, Romanian vehicle sales rose 7.1% y-o-y to 109,236 units. Passenger car sales rose 9.9% to 93,968 units, while sales of commercial vehicles dropped...
2006-06-28Russia
Russia's new car sales rose 9.4% to 1.52mn units in 2005, according to ASM Holding. However, the market share for Russian branded cars fell from 70.5% in 2004 to 60.4% as the number...
2006-05-04Kazakhstan
Consumer demand for cars will be determined by disposable income, access to consumer credit and the price of oil. Most of Central Asia is poor, with poverty levels varying from 35%...
2006-05-04New car sales showed mixed results in Eastern European countries. Whereas countries like Russia and Ukraine showed positive growth, the prospects for Hungary, Latvia and Croatia do...
2008-05-16Russia
The Russian government has stated that it does not intend to sell its 38% stake in truck maker Kamaz, following reports that investment company Troika Dialog was planning to increase...
2008-05-09Faurecia is planning to expand its Czech operations in response to strong demand from original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) with plants in Central and Eastern Europe and in an effort...
2008-05-08Russia
Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ revived its fortunes in April with sales growth of 29% year-on-year (y-o-y) with up to 67,000 cars sold. The strong performance marks a turnaround from the...
2008-05-07
