Russia Auto Thread

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Chinese models included in the list of cars that are subject to the luxury tax

Ministry of Industry and Trade has expanded the list of cars subject to luxury tax in 2025. It includes 555 cars of various brands and modifications, while last year there were 517. The list of cars costing from 10 million to 15 million rubles, from the date of production of which no more than...

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[Yommie]

Dealers explained the growth of demand for used cars LADA in February

According to the data of “AUTOSTAT” agency, in the TOP-10 most popular brands in the secondary car market in February, only LADA (+4,3%) showed growth in sales in annual comparison. As for the model rating, the best growth in relation to February 2024 shows the sedan LADA 2190 “Granta” (+10.9%).

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[Yommie]

The Russian car market dropped out of the top five European leaders in February

The automobile market of Russia, which in January took the fifth place in the European championship, by the results of February fell down one step lower. It was found out by experts of “AUTOSTAT” agency, having familiarized themselves with the corresponding data of the European Association of...

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Production of passenger cars in the RF is growing, while the production of trucks is decreasing

According to Rosstat, 115 thousand passenger cars rolled off Russian assembly lines in the first two months of 2025, which is 12.8% higher than in the same period last year.

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[Yommie]

Automobile plant AGR has made a profit in 2024

Financial results of “Automobile plant AGR” (former Hyundai plant in St. Petersburg) in 2024 became known. The company\'s revenue for the year amounted to 29.4 billion rubles, and net profit - 1.9 billion rubles, reports “Fontanka.ru”. The plant was idle for almost two years - from March 1, 2022...

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/russian-dealers-have-launched-sales-of-honda-pilot/

01/04/2025
RUSSIAN DEALERS HAVE LAUNCHED SALES OF HONDA PILOT
In March 2025, offers for the sale of a new Honda Plot began to appear on the websites of Russian dealers. According to "Govorit Ufa", the cost of the model starts from 6.7 million rubles, but may vary from dealer to dealer.

So, the Vladivostok company posted the sale advertisement, indicating a price exceeding 8 million rubles. At this price, the top version Elite equipped with natural leather interior trim, heated all seats and steering wheel, seat settings memory, panoramic roof and media system with support of Apple CarPlay and Android Auto was offered to customers. The dealer from Blagoveshchensk offered a similar version at the cost of 8,314,129 rubles. The Krasnodar dealer offered a model in the version Sport at the price of 8,391,000 rubles.

All versions of the car are equipped with 3.5-liter V6 DOHC i-VTEC petrol powertrain capacity of 285 HP, coupled with 10-speed automatic gear box and all-wheel drive.

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[Yommie]

Kamaz's net wife collapsed 28 times 18:52 - Social Bites

Last year, according to international financial reporting standards (IFRS), Kamaz's net profit was 731 million rubles. About it reported Producer's press service. In 2023, Kamaz's net profit was 20.4 billion rubles - this means that the indicator fell 28 times. “Net profit dynamics were...

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10 cheapest new cars in Russia 12:26 - Social Bites

Portal "Avtonnosti of the Day" Compiled The first 10 are Russia's cheapest new cars. In the report, “Lada Granta Sedan, which has a start price tag, opens the selection of 750 thousand rubles. This amount of Avtovaz appreciated the basic standard set with a 1.6 -liter 90 horsepower engine and…

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It was known which discounts and gifts were offered by dealers to buy a car 10:00 - Social Bites

Dealers offer various options to promote new automobile sales. About it reports Referring to the dealers interviewed with the Russian newspaper. “In addition to the flour and sugar bags, a car dealer in Rostov-on-Don offers a gift of frost cancers as a gift. This is a creative way to stand…

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Competitors of Foton Tunland V7 and V9 pickup trucks are named

In the segment of full-size pickups, the main competitors of Foton Tunland V7 and V9 are only imported American pickups, which are supplied under the parallel import program. This opinion was expressed to AUTOSTAT agency by Nikolay Baskakov, Director of Avilon Premium direction of Avilon AG...

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Tesla electric cars will be produced in Russia?

On April 1, 2025, an agreement was reached to organize the assembly of three models of the American brand Tesla in Russia, namely: Model X, Model Y and Cybertruck. According to OBS, the project has been approved at the highest level in both countries. Most likely, the car assembly site will be...

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In the second half of March, three brands reduced prices for their cars

During the period from March 16 to March 31, 2025, prices* for new cars changed only for three brands, according to the experts of the agency “AUTOSTAT” with reference to the results of monitoring conducted by the site “Price Auto”. At the same time, in all three cases there was a decrease in...

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[Yommie]

After four months of growth, the market of used pickups has gone into minus

According to AUTOSTAT agency, in February 2025, Russians bought 2.4 thousand used pickups. This is 3% less than a year ago. Experts also noted that the secondary market in this segment for the first time went “in the minus” after four months of growth. In February, more than a quarter of the...

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/the-avva-brand-is-planned-to-be-revived-in-russia/

02/04/2025
The AVVA brand is planned to be revived in Russia
The AVVA brand is planned to be revived in Russia to produce a low-cost car. There is no official confirmation of this information yet, but it is assumed that the project is currently at the stage of completing sketches of the conceptual model.

The main feature of this concept is the unification of body parts and the mirror identity of elements located on the right and left sides, which will simplify assembly and reduce the car cost.

Information about the platform on which the novelty can be based on, as well as the production dates and estimated cost has not yet been provided.

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https://en.napinfo.ru/news/production-of-simplified-lada-granta-started-at-the-togliatti-plant/

02/04/2025
Production of simplified LADA Granta started at the Togliatti plant
Production of simplified LADA Granta Sport cars has begun in Togliatti.

The simplified version features the absence of painted bumpers, a spoiler on the trunk lid, heated seat option, a standard multimedia system and a leather steering wheel braid. As for the airbags, it is not yet known whether the new version will lose both airbags or only one.

The powertrain remained unchanged – the simplified Granta will be equipped with 1.6-liter 118-HP air breather unit coupled with 5-speed manual gear box.

AvtoVAZ plans to announce the start date of sales and the novelty cost in the near future.

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