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GM extends summer production shutdown at Russian plant as market cools

June 17, 2013 14:22 CET
General Motors will extend the summer shutdown at its factory in St. Petersburg, Russia, as the country's car market growth slows down. The Russian market is expected to decline by 5 percent in 2013.... Read More »

 

Rolls-Royce is counting on the Wraith to lift Russia sales

June 11, 2013 13:28 CET
Rolls-Royce is counting on its sporty Wraith model to boost sales in Russia, even as lawmakers debate raising a high-end car tax. The ultra-luxury carmaker sells around 100 cars a year in Russia.... Read More »

 

Russian car sales forecast to fall 5% in 2013

June 10, 2013 17:31 CET
Russian car sales suffered a double-digit percentage drop in May, prompting the Association of European Businesses (AEB) to slash its forecast for the full year to a decline of 5 percent.... Read More »

 

KEITH CRAIN

The more things change

12:01 am U.S. ET | June 3, 2013
It doesn't seem that long ago that a lot of us were driving station wagons. It looks to many like we have slowly migrated back into three-row vehicles.... Read More »

 

Acura eyes emerging markets

12:01 am U.S. ET | May 27, 2013
Honda's Acura Division has mostly been a North American entity during its 28 years of existence, but Honda plans to take its upscale brand onto the global stage. Honda has announced plans to introduce Acura in Russia and the Ukraine in 2014 and move into Brazil and the Middle East in 2015. There is now a fledgling Acura sales operation in China that Honda aims to expand.... Read More »

 

Nissan readies Datsun brand for India

May 24, 2013 06:01 CET
Nissan will introduce its first Datsun model in India by March 2014 as the carmaker offers cheaper vehicles in a push for a fivefold increase in its share of Asia's third-biggest auto market. CEO Carlos Ghosn revived the brand to widen Nissan's appeal to customers in countries such as India, Russia and Indonesia.... Read More »

 

Russian car sales down 8% in April

May 17, 2013 06:01 CET
Russia's year-on-year car sales fell 8 percent in April after a decline of 4 percent in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said.... Read More »

 

Ford will build EcoSport in Russia for local market

May 15, 2013 08:57 CET
Ford's Russian joint venture will begin building the EcoSport compact SUV in Russia next year for the local market, at a time when the demand for small SUVs is gaining traction in the country..... Read More »

 

Ford's Russian joint venture will build engine plant

May 14, 2013 14:13 CET
Ford's Russian joint venture will invest $274 million to build a new powertrain plant in Tatarstan. The plant will manufacture three different versions of 1.6-liter Duratec engines starting in December 2015.... Read More »

 

AvtoVAZ to lower sales forecast on weak Russian market

April 18, 2013 15:57 CET
AvtoVAZ, Russia's largest carmaker, will cut its 2013 sales and production forecasts due to the weak state of its home market, the company's CEO said. "We saw a certain decline in sales in March," Igor Komarov said. "We expect that in April the [growth] result will be also negative compared to April of 2012."... Read More »

 

VW, BMW, Daimler plan $25 billion hedge by building more autos abroad

April 16, 2013 08:34 CET
Volkswagen and its German peers are planning to spend more than $25 billion by 2017 to expand production outside their home region and insulate themselves from currency convulsions.... Read More »

 

Opel to push growth in Russia, Akerson tells paper

April 15, 2013 10:07 CET
General Motors' Opel brand will push growth in Russia and Turkey to offset slumping European slumping business but steer clear of China, GM CEO Dan Akerson said.... Read More »

 

Ford begins full-scale Explorer output in Russia

April 11, 2013 22:10 CET
The first built-from scratch Ford Explorer rolled off the assembly line today in Russia -- the first time an Explorer produced outside the United States didn't come from a knock-down kit.... Read More »

 

Ford begins full-scale Explorer output in Russia

4:10 pm U.S. ET | April 11, 2013
The first built-from scratch Ford Explorer rolled off the assembly line today in Russia -- the first time an Explorer produced outside the United States didn't come from a knock-down kit.... Read More »

 

LUCA CIFERRI

Germany stumbles in global sales race

12:01 am U.S. ET | April 4, 2013
Germany knows just how powerful the BRIC nations have become. Once the world’s third-largest vehicle-sales market, Germany is at risk of falling to seventh in the global ranking this year because of the rise of the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India and China).... Read More »

 

Russian car sales growth slows to 2% in February

March 11, 2013 14:01 CET
Russian car sales grew 2 percent year-on-year in February to 210,666 units, slowing from a 5 percent increase in the previous month, the Association of European Businesses (AEB) said on Monday.... Read More »

 

PAUL MCVEIGH

Euro contagion means Russia car sales likely to pass Germany this year

12:01 am U.S. ET | March 5, 2013
Russia is likely to become Europe's biggest market for new vehicles as early as this year as current leader Germany succumbs to the euro zone crisis, according to Toyota Europe's sales and marketing boss Karl Schlicht.... Read More »

 

PSA in talks with Russia's ZIL on vehicle making pact

March 1, 2013 16:19 CET
PSA confirmed it is talking with Russian vehicle manufacturer AMO ZIL about the possibility of cooperating as the French company plans to boost sales in the country.... Read More »

 

Toyota to expand Russia lineup with U.S.-made Venza

Feb. 26, 2013 13:34 CET
Toyota will expand its model lineups in Russia and Ukraine by adding the U.S.-built Venza to the mix. The world's largest automaker will begin shipments of the wagon later this year as a way to generate added revenue for its U.S. operations.... Read More »

 

Renault-Nissan, UniCredit create Russia finance venture

Feb. 14, 2013 15:50 CET
Renault-Nissan will create a joint venture with Italian bank UniCredit to sell loans to car buyers in Russia. The alliance will have a 60 percent stake in the venture, while UniCredit will hold 40 percent, the companies said in a joint statement.... Read More »

 

Russian automakers mull luxury brand to rival BMW, Mercedes

Feb. 14, 2013 14:29 CET
Russian automakers are considering their government's desire for a domestic luxury brand to challenge the dominance of Western premium brands such as BMW, Mercedes-Benz and Audi, but they appear cool on the proposal.... Read More »

 

Russian car sales grew 5% in January; flat 2013 forecast

Feb. 11, 2013 06:01 CET
Russian new-car sales grew 5 percent year-on-year in January, the Association of European Businesses said.... Read More »

 

Renault's European fix in danger as Russian growth slows

Feb. 7, 2013 06:19 CET
Russia's car market is forecast to slow and possibly decline this year, ending a three-year streak of gains of more than 10 percent and damping market leader Renault's efforts to offset slumping demand in Europe.... Read More »

 

Chevrolet looks to GAZ to help it keep Russia lead

9:00 am U.S. ET | Feb. 5, 2013
General Motors is hoping its production alliance with Russia's GAZ Group will help Chevrolet remain the country's top-selling foreign brand. GAZ started making the Aveo sedan on Tuesday and will begin assembling the hatchback variant in late March with a goal of producing 30,000 units of the subcompacts this year.... Read More »

 

Chevrolet looks to GAZ to help it keep Russia lead

Feb. 5, 2013 15:00 CET
GM is hoping its production alliance with Russia's GAZ Group will help Chevrolet remain the country's top-selling foreign brand. GAZ started making the Aveo sedan today and will begin assembling the hatchback variant in late March with a goal of producing 30,000 units of the subcompacts this year.... Read More »

 

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