Industry Developments

Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ has entered into a strategic partnership with the country's largest oil company, Rosneft, aimed at not only supplying additives for AvtoVAZ's production but... 2012-03-02

Japan's Nissan Motor will be launching its new Almera sedan in Russia. It claims the vehicle has been developed exclusively for the Russian market and will be locally produced in Togliatti.... 2012-02-27

A 31.6% year-on-year (y-o-y) increase in Russian new commercial vehicle sales to 226,415 units during 2011 (according to estimates from the Association of European Businesses) falls... 2012-02-21

Autos production in the Czech Republic reached 1.22mn units during 2011, according to estimates from the Czech Automobile Industry Association (AutoSAP), marking an 11.5% increase over... 2012-02-09

The Serbian commercial vehicle (CV) production segment is set to receive a boost in the form of a RSD600mn package announced by the government that is targeted at truck, bus and tractor... 2012-02-06

Imports of used cars in Poland are struggling to return to pre-crisis levels, reaching only 655,314 units in 2011 - down almost 9% compared with 2010 and almost 35% lower compared with... 2012-02-02

New passenger car sales in Estonia grew a robust 92.0% y-o-y to 19,766 units during 2011 on the back of stellar real GDP growth, estimated at 8.0% during the year. Although the growth... 2012-01-30

New light vehicle sales in Kazakhstan - comprising passenger cars and light commercial vehicles - reached 44,600 during 2011, growing an impressive 107% compared with 2010, according... 2012-01-26

Uzbekistan has abolished a toll fee on vehicles imported into the country from Russia and Ukraine, in a move BMI believes is broadly aimed at improving trade ties with its neighbours.... 2012-01-24

BMI forecasts Romanian new vehicle sales to grow a cautious 3.4% year-on-year (y-o-y), to 123,100 units, during 2012. The timid growth comes on the back of four consecutive years of... 2012-01-23