Russia’s annual car output is projected to rise to 4.969m units by 2020 from about 1.3m units in 2007, the Economic Development Ministry has said.

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News agency Prime-Tass said that it had obtained the figures.


Of the total, car production by joint ventures between Russian and foreign producers could reach 4.672m units, the ministry said.


The total share of imported cars on the domestic car market could rise to 42% by 2020 from 37.2% in 2007, the ministry said.


Under the forecast, the total number of cars in the country could rise to 94.2m units by 2020, up from 29.634m in 2007.


The ministry also predicts that truck output could increase to 745,000 units by 2020 from about 200,000 in 2007.

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