Russia
Industry
An increasing preference for foreign brands in Russia and the government's offer of duty-free imports into the country - conditional on a minimum 30% local content level - have prompted...
2012-01-16Industry
Russian economic growth, bolstered by high energy prices and the pent-up demand from 2009's drop in vehicle sales, helped fuel a robust 39% year-on-year (y-o-y) growth in new light...
2012-01-13Industry
A year after being selected as the preferred owner of Russian carmaker IzhAvto, AvtoVAZ has launched a massive production plan at IzhAvto's plant, which BMI believes will further strengthen...
2011-12-22Industry
Russia's membership of the WTO may turn out to be a game changer for the Russian autos industry on the whole and its competitive landscape in particular. Although there are obvious...
2011-12-14Industry
With the local autos market heating up, Russia's AvtoVAZ has joined hands with Kazakhstan-based Asia Auto and Eptic to form a joint venture for the establishment of a vehicle assembly...
2011-11-18Industry
Russian new vehicle sales continue to post robust growth, helped partly by the government-sponsored vehicle scrappage scheme and partly by the strength of economic growth in the country....
2011-11-14Industry
Russia has finally concluded two separate bilateral agreements with the US and the EU on car assembly, which has long been a sticking point in the country's pursuit of WTO membership....
2011-10-26Industry
German commercial vehicle manufacturer MAN has won an order for the delivery of 2,188 engines to Russian bus maker Likinski Axtobusny Zawod (LIAZ) in a deal which highlights MAN's growing...
2011-10-21
