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Volkswagen will stop producing Audi in Russia this year
 The Volkswagen Group will halt the production of Audi semi-knocked-down (SKD) kits at a plant near Central Russia's Kaluga this year, a respected Russian business daily said on Tuesday, citing a company spokesman.
16 June 2010 , 09:24RIA Novosti
Russian Technologies will control more than 40% of AvtoVAZ
.gif) Russian Technologies will increase its stake in AvtoVAZ to more than 40 percent, but French partner Renault will maintain its blocking stake, the state corporation's chief, Sergei Chemezov, said Monday.
25 May 2010 , 08:58The Moscow Times
First post crisis increase of Russian cars sales
 Russian car sales made a year-on-year increase in April for the first time in 1 1/2 years thanks to the government's cash-for-clunkers program, the Association of European Businesses said Wednesday.
13 May 2010 , 08:36The Moscow Times
Volvo sold to Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group
 China's Zhejiang Geely Holding Group signed a $1.8-billion deal with Ford Motor Co. on Sunday to acquire the U.S. auto giant's Volvo car unit, the Xinhua news agency said.
29 March 2010 , 08:20RIA Novosti
Car Import Duty Law Comes Into Effect Today
Controversial higher tax on Russian car imports, which caused mass protests across the country in December, comes into force on Monday
12 January 2009 , 12:29Ksenia Kochneva
Loans to U.S. Automakers Delayed
Emergency loans for two of the American top automakers did not materialize Monday, but the Treasury Department said it would finalize the loans in time to meet the needs of the struggling companies, CNN reported
30 December 2008 , 10:12Ksenia Kochneva
Nissan to Produce Low Precious Metal Catalyst
Nissan Motor Company Inc. has announced a new ultra-low precious metal catalyst that will cut in half the amount of precious metals used by car manufacturers
18 November 2008 , 11:34Jo Amey
Crisis Impact On Russian Car Market
The Russian GAZ Group has halted its LCV production, AvtoVAZ output break is not out the possibility
08 October 2008 , 11:47Ksenia Kochneva
Auto Market Crisis Is Near?
August was the most disappointing month in the industry's history, the experts still don't know whether the recovery will happen this year
12 September 2008 , 12:12
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The presentation of the first Russian hybrid vehicles, Yo-Concept and sporty Yo-Crossover, took place today at the Gazprom headquarters premises.
Sales of luxury cars in Russia increased by 30.5 percent in the first half of 2010, despite a rise of only 3 percent in the Russian car market as a whole, Russian business daily Kommersant said on Wednesday.
Russia's largest carmaker AvtoVAZ expects to begin production of a new budget car at the end of next year, the company's CEO said on Tuesday.
AvtoVAZ said Thursday that sales jumped 23 percent in the first six months of the year.
Volkswagen said Wednesday that it would start taking orders this week for a new budget car designed exclusively for the Russian market.
German auto concern Daimler AG is planning to launch in September-October sales of its production in Russia through the Russian dealers chain KAMAZ.
Russia's Lada car may return to the British market after 13-year-old absence.
Japanese carmaker Toyota has announced that it will suspend sales in the US of one of its luxury vehicles.
The US transport department is asking Toyota to pay a record fine of $16.4m (£10.7m) for holding back information about faulty accelerator pedals..jpg)
The U.S. Department of Energy has granted Ford Motor Co. a $5.9 billion loan to help the automaker retool many of its factories, including …
