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FRANCE: Renault-Nissan alliance books record 2011 sales
1 February 2012
The Renault-Nissan Alliance sold a record 8,029,222 units in 2011, a 10.3% increase year on year, boosted by "robust" sales in emerging markets and the United States.
RUSSIA: Daimler and Renault to raise local JV stakes
31 January 2012
Newswire reports on Tuesday (31 January) said Daimler and Renault are ready to take controlling stakes in their Russian partners, citing state conglomerate Russian Technologies which holds stakes in the automakers.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ raises prices
27 January 2012
AvtoVAZ is raising the prices of its Lada cars by 2.4% from Monday to counter rising costs and taxes.
JAPAN: Toyota confirms loss of top carmaker spot
25 January 2012
Toyota Motor confirmed Wednesday that its world group sales fell below the 8m mark in 2011, losing the firm its number one spot in the global carmakers' league.
RUSSIA: Light vehicle market up 39% in 2011
12 January 2012
Figures released by the AEB in Moscow show that Russia's light vehicle market increased by 39% in 2011 to 2.65m units.
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Saab finally bows out
23 December 2011
It's the week before Christmas and normally a quietish time of the year for news as VMs keep their powder dry before unleashing all their new toys at the Detroit show in January.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ upgrades all Lada cars to Euro 4 standards
22 December 2011
AvtoVAZ has announced that it has completed upgrading all its Lada cars to EURO-4 standards.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ announces investment programme
20 December 2011
AvtoVAZ is planning a EUR4bn (US$5.2bn) investment programme by 2020 to modernize the recently acquired IzhAvto car plant and boost its annual output to 300,000 cars.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ sales slump
6 December 2011
AvtoVAZ’ sales slumped 17% year on year to 42,000 units in November, according to Kommersant business daily.
RUSSIA: Renault-Nissan ‘to take control of AvtoVAZ’
14 November 2011
Alliance partners Renault–Nissan will take their joint stake in AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest carmaker, to 50% next year from 25% currently, according to sources close to the negotiations.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ spending US$500m on new Kazakhstan car plant
14 November 2011
AvtoVAZ plans to spend US$500m to build a car plant in Kazakhstan with capacity for 120,000 cars a year.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ closes United Automotive Group buy
31 October 2011
AvtoVAZ has closed the acquisition of the United Automotive Group for RUB 1.7bn (US$56.5m).
RUSSIA: Plastic Omnium signs fuel tank JV with Russian firm
19 October 2011
Inergy Automotive Systems, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Plastic Omnium, has signed an agreement with Russian company Detalstroykonstruktsiya to create a joint venture making plastic fuel tanks for the Russian market.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ and Kamaz to develop Euro-3 engines
7 October 2011
Deputy prime minister Sergei Ivanov said that Russian automaker AvtoVAZ and truck producer Kamaz have spend a considerable amount on production of more complex engines meeting Euro-3 emission controls and higher standards.
RUSSIA: Alliance eyes component venture
6 October 2011
The Renault–Nissan alliance is considering the possibility of producing car components at the facilities of Russian carmaker IzhAvto, United Automobile Group (UAG) CEO Igor Kulgan told RIA Novosti.
RUSSIA: Lada Granta orders flood in
4 October 2011
AvtoVAZ has received around 10,000 orders for its Lada Granta model cars since the start of last month, the company’s vice president for sales and marketing Artyom Fedosov told the business daily Vedomosti.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ and BASF to collaborate
3 October 2011
AvtoVAZ has said that it will work with BASF to develop component parts and improve the quality of its Russian-made cars.
RUSSIA: Alliance to build cars based on Lada Granta
30 August 2011
Renault–Nissan could start producing cars based on the Lada Granta platform at the end of 2013 according to Igor Komarov, president of the alliance’s Russian partner AvtoVAZ.
RUSSIA: ZMZ supplying 4,000t of steel to AvtoVAZ
25 August 2011
Russia’s Zlatoust Metallurgical Works, or ZMZ, is to supply 4,000 tonnes of rolled stock to Russia’s largest car manufacturer, AvtoVAZ, in 2011, the metals plant said in a statement.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ sees flat results
24 August 2011
The head of AvtoVAZ, Russia's biggest carmaker, has said flat net profit is expected for 2011, the first time an earnings outlook for the year has been provided.
RUSSIA: IzhAvto assets auction in September
10 August 2011
Assets of Russian automaker IzhAvto are to be sold at a public auction scheduled for 12 September 12 in a single lot, the company’s bankruptcy manager said, RIA Novosti reported.
RUSSIA: IzhAvto produces 30,800 units in seven months
9 August 2011
Russian reports say IzhAvto manufactured 30,800 vehicles in the period January-July, with some 8,733 produced last month.
FRANCE: Renault sees 'quake supply issues receding
28 July 2011
Renault reported first half net income up 52% year on year to EUR1,253m on record sales of 1.4m units, up 1.9%, and group revenue up 7.3% to EUR21,101m.
RUSSIA: Progress at Alliance-AvtoVAZ venture remains slow
25 July 2011
Progress at the Renault-Nissan Alliance’s Russian venture with AvtoVAZ is proving to be slow.
RUSSIA: Nissan to launch low-cost model in 2012
22 July 2011
A low-cost Nissan sharing platform with Renault's Logan will enter production in Russia next year
INTERVIEW: Nissan's Executive VP, Andy Palmer
12 July 2011
Despite the understandable difficulties of this year, Nissan's Andy Palmer is upbeat about Nissan's prospects and the benefits flowing from close alliance with Renault. But there's no need for full merger, he tells Dave Leggett.
June 2011 management briefing: Russia – part 3
30 June 2011
In this month's management briefing, Mark Bursa reviews developments in Russia's automotive market and industry. In this concluding third part, he looks at the manufacturing alliances taking shape in Russia.
RUSSIA: Renault and Nissan ‘close to AvtoVAZ deal’
30 June 2011
Renault and alliance partner Nissan could take control of AvtoVAZ, Russia’s largest car company and the maker of Ladas, as soon as next month, according to media reports.
RUSSIA: GM-AvtoVAZ ups 2011 output plans
30 June 2011
GM–AvtoVAZ, the joint venture between General Motors and Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ, plans to increase its output to 58,000 vehicles in 2011 from the 52,000 cars initially planned because of growing demand, Jeffrey Glover, the joint venture’s managing director, said.
RUSSIA: AvtoVAZ suggests abolishing industrial assembly tyre duty
29 June 2011
Russia’s largest car manufacturer, AvtoVAZ, has proposed abolishing the customs duty on imports of tyres used for industrial assembly, the Economic Development Ministry said, citing the company’s application.
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