Industry Developments

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

That foreign interest in the autos manufacturing sector in Azerbaijan is picking up is evident from locally based Nakhchivan Automobile Plant (NAZ)'s plans to double car production... 2011-10-19

Strong Q311 demand in the Ukrainian new vehicles market has taken the country's cumulative sales between January and September up almost 35%. While the better-than-expected growth has... 2011-10-17

An increase in the Special Consumption Tax (OTV) on vehicles, from a range of 10%-84% to a range of 15%-130%, is likely to trigger an increase in average car prices in Turkey and further... 2011-10-14

With new car sales finally returning to positive growth territory, there are increasing signs of optimism in the Bulgarian electric vehicle (EV) segment. Locally based carmaker Litex... 2011-10-12

A 6.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) contraction in Polish autos production to 640,561 units during the first three quarters of 2011 and worsening demand conditions in the key Western European... 2011-10-11

AvtoVAZ has entered into a partnership with Germany's chemical company BASF in a deal aimed at developing new car materials for the Russian carmaker. BMI believes that the deal is significant... 2011-10-03

AvtoVAZ has entered into a partnership with Germany's chemical company BASF in a deal aimed at developing new car materials for the Russian carmaker. BMI believes that the deal is significant... 2011-09-30

New commercial vehicle sales in the emerging eurozone countries (ie Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia) grew an... 2011-09-29

Having reversed its RUB1.1bn net loss in H110 to a RUB897mn net profit during the same period in 2011, Russian carmaker Sollers Group is looking to end the year on a profitable note... 2011-09-28