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RUSSIA: Toyota to expand local production capability
2 February 2012
Toyota is expanding the role of its assembly plant in St Petersburg by adding stamping and resin moulding processes to the current CKD kit welding, painting and assembly capabilities.
RUSSIA: Carmakers call for cuts in steel duty
25 January 2012
Russian carmakers are calling for the abolition of import duty on steel because they are unhappy with the quality of local supplies.
CZECH REPUBLIC: Skoda sells record 879,200 units in 2011
16 January 2012
Skoda global sales rose 15.3% year on year in 2011 to a record 879,200 units.
RUSSIA: Avtodiesel builds RUB10bn engine plant in Yaroslavl
24 November 2011
Russian engine producer Avtodiesel has completed construction of a RUB10bn (US$319m) diesel engine production plant in Yaroslavl.
RUSSIA: GAZ and China’s FAW ‘plan joint venture’
16 November 2011
Russia’s GAZ Group plans to start assembling heavy trucks for China’s First Automobile Works (FAW) in 2012, according to the Russian business daily Kommersant.
RUSSIA [corrected]: GAZ swings back to H1 profit
16 November 2011
Russian car maker GAZ has reported first-half net profit of RUB1.5bn (US$49m) compared with a RUB0.5bn net loss a year ago.
RUSSIA: CIE, Avtocom and Doga form screen wiper/washer JV
3 November 2011
Avtocom has joined with Spain's CIE and Doga to establish a manufacturing joint venture in Russia to produce car windscreen wiper/washer systems.
RUSSIA: Gorky auto plant turns to profit from loss
27 October 2011
Russia’s Gorky Automobile Plant (GAZ) posted a net profit of RUB481.1m in January–September against a net loss of RUB296.1m a year earlier, as calculated under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS), according to company documents seen by the Prime news agency.
RUSSIA: VW eyes plots for engine plant
25 August 2011
Volkswagen plans to choose land to build a EUR100m engine plant in Russia in early 2012, Markus Ozegovic, CEO of Volkswagen Group Rus said.
RUSSIA: GAZ Skoda assembly starts 1 November
25 August 2011
GAZ Group, Russia’s largest producer of commercial vehicles and road construction vehicles, plans to start assembling Volkswagen’s Skoda vehicles at its main plant in the Nizhny Novgorod Region on 1 November, CEO Bo Andersson said.
RUSSIA: Fiat eyes alternative to Nizhny Novgorod plant
18 July 2011
Fiat has abandoned plans to build a car plant in the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod and is considering the Caucasus or St Petersburg as alternative production sites according to the business daily, Kommersant.
RUSSIA: GAZ Group looks to domestic supply, issues bullish forecast
4 July 2011
GAZ Group says it is looking to harness the domestic supply base in Russia as it aims to harness government automotive support.
AN CONGRESS: Gaz Group mulls three Chinese operations for Russia
1 July 2011
Gaz Group says it is evaluating three unnamed Chinese manufacturers with a view to distributing their brands in Russia.
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.
AN CONGRESS: GAZ Group CEO outlines OEM opportunities, domestic challenges
30 June 2011
Foreign OEMs should view Russia not as a difficult market but rather a "different" environment that presents significant opportunities with up to US$5bn estimated to be spent by overseas manufacturers in the next two years.
RUSSIA: Gaz books RUB2.1bn net profit
30 June 2011
Russia's largest carmaker, Gaz Group owned by billionaire Oleg Deripaska, earned RUB2.1bn (US$74.34m) in net profit in 2010, company president Bo Andersson said.
June 2011 management briefing: Russia – part 2
27 June 2011
In this month's management briefing, Mark Bursa reviews developments in Russia's automotive market and industry. In this second part, he looks at vehicle production developments and components issues.
June 2011 management briefing: Russia
17 June 2011
In this month's management briefing, Mark Bursa reviews developments in Russia's automotive market and industry. In this first part, he looks at the current market position.
RUSSIA: GAZ to assemble Skodas and Volkswagens
14 June 2011
Volkswagen Group has signed a EUR 200m agreement to assemble a combined 110,000 Volkswagen and Škoda vehicles per year at the GAZ plant in Nizhny Novgorod.
May 2011 management briefing: BRIC markets review - Russia
26 May 2011
The nations of Brazil, Russia, India and China form a neat acronym - the BRICs. These countries possess rapidly developing economies, large populations and plenty of untapped potential for consumption growth as incomes rise. They are also experiencing rapid vehicle market growth as well as rising automotive industry activity. For May's briefing theme, Dave Leggett reviews the latest developments and prospects for the BRIC automotive markets. This instalment looks at Russia.
RUSSIA: GM plans to add capacity
23 May 2011
General Motors wants to take annual production in Russia to more than 350,000 vehicles a year by 2020.
ANALYSIS: Russia car industry set for investment wave as market rebounds
14 April 2011
The outlook remains very positive for the Russian car market as it benefits from a stronger economy and a domestic scrappage scheme, according to analysts at JD Power Automotive Forecasting.
RUSSIA: GAZ and FinnvedenBulten plan fastener JV
6 April 2011
GAZ Group and Swedish industrial producer FinnvedenBulten have signed a memorandum of understanding to set up a joint venture to produce fasteners at the Gorkovsky automobile plant located in Russia’s Nizhny Novgorod Region, GAZ Group said.
RUSSIA: Gaz Group teams up with Bosal
29 March 2011
Gaz Group has signed an agreement with Bosal to establish a joint venture at Gorky Automobile Plant, creating emission control systems.
RUSSIA: Volkswagen plant to launch new B-class car in 2012
17 March 2011
Volkswagen plans to launch B-segment car production at its plant in Kaluga in 2012, Markus Ozegovic, CEO of local subsidiary Volkswagen Group Rus, said at a forum.
RUSSIA: GAZ plant to build VW and Skoda
25 February 2011
Volkswagen and GAZ have confirmed recent rumours of a production joint venture in Russia.
RUSSIA: Daimler and GAZ sign MoU for Sprinter van production
22 February 2011
Daimler and the Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer GAZ have signed a memorandum of understanding in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The aim is to produce Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans locally. Plans also call for local production of engines, transmissions, axles, and other components for the Sprinter and GAZ models.
RUSSIA: VW and GAZ to team on local vehicle production
21 February 2011
Volkswagen and GAZ Group are planning a joint venture to produce 300,000 cars a year in Russia.
RUSSIA: Chevrolet looks to up localisation with new Aveo
2 February 2011
Chevrolet Russia says it aims to increase localisation of parts in the country as it starts to build the next-generation Aveo vehicle in co-operation with GAZ Group.
RUSSIA: VW eyes GAZ assembly
14 January 2011
Volkswagen plans to assemble VW and Skoda vehicles at the facilities of Russian automaker GAZ if the automakers can agree an assembly deal, Marcus Osegowitsch, CEO of Volkswagen’s Russian subsidiary, told Prime-Tass.
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