Russia

Renault, the fifth largest carmaker in Russia in terms of sales, has stepped up its production capacity by inaugurating the second phase of its Avtoframos plant in Moscow.

Swedish safety component supplier Autoliv Group is looking to take full ownership of its Estonian subsidiary Aktsiaselts Norma, in which it holds a 51% share. Although Norma is a... 2010-03-01

Italy's Fiat will expand its presence in its key emerging Russian market, after Brazil, with the signing of a EUR2.4 joint venture (JV) with Russia's OAO Sollers on February 11 2010.... 2010-02-11

Russian carmaker Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ)'s efforts to restructure its RUB40bn debt have hit a major road block after the Russian finance ministry failed to execute the government... 2010-02-09

AvtoVAZ has received approval to produce a car based on Dacia's low-cost Logan at its Togliatti plant in Russia from partner Renault-Nissan, just-auto has reported. The project is... 2010-02-03

Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has given entrepreneur Mikhail Prokhorov the go-ahead to start mass production of electric cars in the country. Although final details on the... 2010-01-21

Gorkovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (GAZ), one of Russia's largest commercial vehicle manufacturers, will be working on survival strategies in 2010 and is accordingly examining various options... 2010-01-14