Putin Pledges to Protect Auto Industry after Joining WTO
30 Dec 2010, 08:56 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said during a press conference that the local automotive industry will continue to be protected by the government even after the country enters the World ...
Petrov to Sign Renault Deal in December
18 Nov 2010, 15:58 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Recent reports have suggested that Vitaly Petrov is in pole position to secure an extension to his current F1 deal with Renault. And the latest info on the subject doesn't come to dispute it, b...
New Lada Niva First Renderings Revealed
6 Nov 2010, 13:11 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / When you think of Russian 4x4s the Lada Niva naturally comes to mind. The iconic off-roader has been produced by Lada (AvtoVAZ) since 1977. Despite its success in conquering Russia’s wild back...
Russia Secured F1 Grand Prix from 2014
15 Oct 2010, 06:34 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin confirmed late yesterday that his country will stage a Formula One Grand Prix starting 2014, on a 6-year basis, on a circuit next to the city of Sochi. Both him...
Putin to Sign 7-Year Russian GP Deal in Sochi
14 Oct 2010, 07:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In 2010, Russia had its first driver enter the world of Formula One, through GP2 graduate Vitaly Petrov. From the looks of it, it seems the country will strengthen its links with the Great Circus wi...
Putin Wants Volkswagen
4 Aug 2010, 16:05 UTC · By: Daniel Patrascu / One of the biggest auto markets in the world, Russia, is still feeling the economic strain which in 2009 almost killed the industry. Yet, this doesn't mean the potential is not still there. It ...
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...
Putin Confirms Government Backing for Vitaly Petrov
2 Mar 2010, 07:53 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Russian driver Vitaly Petrov has practically confirmed his place in the Renault F1 Team this season. We know his deal with the team has been inked for some time now, but the former GP2 runner-up was...
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...
Putin: GM's Decision Is a Sample of American Culture
6 Nov 2009, 09:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / GM's decision to cancel the sale of Opel to Magna International not only angered Germany but also Russia whose Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a statement that such a behavior perfectly i...
Putin Thinks GM's Decision Is Not Decisive
5 Nov 2009, 08:09 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said in a statement that GM's decision to keep Opel and save the company on its own is not decisive as the General Motors' board is not the one to dec...
Renault to Help AvtoVAZ Survive
6 Oct 2009, 12:44 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Following the comments of Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin who urged Renault to step in and help the ailing automaker AvtoVAZ, the French car manufacturer expressed its support and said it is i...
Putin Urges Renault to Help AvtoVAZ
2 Oct 2009, 14:53 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / AvtoVAZ sees its business in a desperate situation, with the economic chaos forcing the management board take a shocking decision: a job cut affecting more than 27,000 workers. But Russian Prime Min...
Putin Satisfied with GM's Opel Sale
11 Sep 2009, 14:04 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said today that General Motors did the right thing to sell Opel to Magna and Sberbank and revealed that the two allies are currently involved in deep talk...
AvtoVAZ Workers Rallied Against Potential Job Cuts
10 Aug 2009, 14:37 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / After we reported in late July that Russia's biggest auto maker, AvtoVAZ was closing its production gates for a month, we now return with updated news regarding this subject. More than 2,000...
Russia's AvtoVAZ Receives 20bn Rubles, Putin Confirms
30 Mar 2009, 17:05 UTC · By: Bogdan Popa / Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin confirmed today that AvtoVAZ will receive more than 20 billion rubles (about $587.4 million) in state funds to get through the economic crisis and pay its...