Renault Unveils New Logan for Russia
26 Mar 2014, 11:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Unfazed by the possibility of sanctions being placed by the EU, Renault charges forward into the Russian market with a brand new model. This is the brand new Logan family sedan, details of which hav...
AvtoVAZ to Supply Plastics for Nissan
6 Jun 2011, 12:58 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The involvement of French manufacturer Renault with several Russian automakers is producing effects for Nissan as well, as the Japanese will soon become customers of the plastics manufacturing opera...
AvtoVAZ to Expand in South America and Africa
28 Mar 2011, 10:38 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The disturbances of 2009, that have forced the Russian automotive industry to fall back on its original positions and rethink the strategy for the future have apparently been cleverly navigated. The...
Infiniti Range to Be Built in Russia
8 Mar 2011, 09:44 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The expansion and the opportunities offered by the Russian automotive industry is beginning to stir about the same passions as China has done a few years back. We've already seen a flood of ann...
GM to Build Chevrolet Aveo Together With Russia’s GAZ
2 Feb 2011, 10:24 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / General Motors, America’s biggest carmaker and long-time partner to its Russian counterpart AvtoVAZ, announced yesterday that an agreement had been reached to build cars together with Russia&r...
Russia Imposes New Rules for Foreign Vehicle Assembly
3 Dec 2010, 13:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Russian Development Minister Elvira Nabiullina has agreed with her counterpart from the Industry and Trade Ministry on new rules for foreign vehicle assembly in Russia. Under the revised rules, fore...
Russia's Automotive Industry Hit by Economic Crisis
21 Nov 2012, 14:06 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / With several large car manufacturers, including Volvo and Jaguar Land Rover, already heavily affected, the economic crisis makes new victims in the automotive industry, this time in Russia. The coun...
Nissan to Increase AvtoVAZ Stake
22 Nov 2010, 10:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Now that AvtoVAZ has returned to profit, the Russian carmaker can return to its normal business and continue its expansion in both the domestic and the overseas markets. And it appears that this exp...
AvtoVAZ Back in the Game, Posts Profit
17 Nov 2010, 14:33 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / It seems like miracles do happen... After several months of fighting to survive, AvtoVAZ managed the impossible: it returned to profit, posting a net profit of 622m roubles (US$20m) for January-Sept...
Pininfarina to Build Lada Niva?
20 Sep 2010, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Things are getting far better for Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ who is now looking to increase its presence on other European markets with the help of well-known partners. This time, it appears that Pini...
AvtoVAZ to Build Logan-Based Cars
22 Jul 2010, 10:02 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / The synergies between French manufacturer Renault and Russia group AvtoVAZ has been strengthened in the past year or so, with Renault stepping in as the knight in shinning armor and saving the Russi...
Renault-Nissan Alliance Expands Partnership with Avtovaz
11 Jun 2010, 14:38 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Renault-Nissan Alliance and the Russian Avtovaz carmaker (who owns the Lada brand) have announced a strengthening of the collaboration.BAck in February 2008, Renault purchased 25% stake +1 shar...
F1, Renault Need Petrov to Expand to Russia - Manager
24 Mar 2010, 07:56 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Although it is widely perceived that Vitaly Petrov is just another pay-driver entering the world of Formula One – as his seat with Renault was secured via a EUR15 million sponsorship coming fr...
Lada Confirms Renault Sponsorship!
4 Mar 2010, 10:16 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / What was announced through the voice of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin was confirmed earlier today, when Genii Capital-controlled Renault F1 Team has confirmed a partnership with Lada for the...
Fiat-Chrysler to Produce 500,000 Cars Per Year Through Russian Sollers JV
11 Feb 2010, 08:52 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Fiat SpA plans to produce up to 500,000 Fiat and Chrysler cars a year in Russia through its 2.4 billion euro ($3.29 billion) joint venture with local partner Sollers, as Reuters reports. Accordin...
AvtoVAZ Should be Sold to Renault for $1
25 Jan 2010, 13:16 UTC · By: Alex Vasile / Things are not going to well for AvtoVAZ, the Russian car manufacturer which produces the cheap Lada brand, as production seriously dropped in 2009. In an interview for a German newspaper, the head ...
AvtoVAZ Expects 50% Recovery in 2010
14 Jan 2010, 09:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Ailing Russian carmaker AvtoVAZ is expecting a recovery of up to 50 percent in the Russian market, as the local auto sector is showing signs of recovery for the current year. Nevertheless, AvtoVAZ h...
AvtoVAZ Selling Its Non-Core Units
17 Dec 2009, 16:37 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russian automaker AvtoVAZ aka LADA is planning to sell or even close all of its non-core units. Six of its subsidiaries, employing almost 30,000 people, have been split from its main car-making busi...
AvtoVAZ Receives Sberbank Loan
14 Dec 2009, 10:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / As part of its efforts to survive the crisis and start its much-debated shake-up, AvtoVAZ managed to secure a $228.6 million bridge loan from Russian state-controlled bank Sberbank. The money will b...
AvtoVAZ Restructuring Plan Presented
28 Nov 2009, 10:30 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / Following a top level meeting in Paris last week, attended by Serguey Chemezov, AvtoVAZ chairman, Igor Komarov, AvtoVAZ president, Christian Esteve, Renault vice president and Serguei Skvortsov, Tro...