"AUTOSTAT OMNIBUS" is an annual project of the analytical agency "AUTOSTAT", which is a survey of car owners according to a certain methodology and makes it possible to compare assessment indicators over time.
In the spring of 2022 (in addition to the annual autumn wave), the fourth spring wave of the project will be released, which is aimed at identifying consumer preferences in the purchase and operation of summer tires.
Ford Mondeo sedan has received a technological upgrade aimed at the safety improving of the car and improving of the intelligent driver assistance systems. People can order updated Ford Mondeo at all official Ford dealers in Russia.
05 julymore infoOn March 27th, it became officially known that Ford was changing its presence strategy in the Russian market: it turned off the production in the passenger car segment, by reserving only the LCV assembly (with the transfer of the Russian company Sollers after reorganization).
31 october 2008
AVTOVAZ has decided about the plant’s working days in December 2008 and January 2009. Except the New Year holidays the 29th and 30th of December 2008 and also the 9th, 12th, 13th, 14th, 15th and 16th are announced to be days off.
31 october 2008
In accordance with the analytical agency “AUTOSTAT” nowadays every fifth car on-the-road in Russia is insured through “KASKO”. At the moment about 6-7 million cars of the total car park which consists of 30 million units are insured against car theft and damage. Meanwhile the main share (75-80 percent) of cars which are insured through “KASKO” falls on transport produced during the last three years.
30 october 2008
Nowadays any second-hand foreign car may be officially imported to Russia if it meets the requirements of ecological standards Еuro-3 and tighter ones. However in the nearest future customs clearance of second-hand cars may be seriously slowed down and become more expensive.
29 october 2008
On the 6th of November the company General Motors plans to open the plant in Shushari near Saint Petersburg. Its establishment started in June 2007 and investments in the projects are estimated at $300 million.
29 october 2008
As it was informed by “AUTOSTAT” earlier instability on financial markets and sharp growth of dollar rate in Togliatti caused the increase of Lada’s sales.
29 october 2008
In the nearest 4 years AVTOVAZ plans to attract investments in the amounts of about 2 billion euro.
28 october 2008
Russia decided to break the preliminary agreement within the bounds of World Trade Organization (WTO). The regime of industrial assembly of auto components, new agreements of which were abolished in October 2007, will be in force in Russia without time limits.
28 october 2008
Yesterday GAZ suspended the production of heavy commercial vehicles “GAZel”, “Sobol”, “Valday” and “Barguzin”. The representative of GAZ Group said that “employees went on holidays with two-thirds of their wages”.
28 october 2008
The main components of rapid development of Russian auto market for the last five years were two basic factors - growth of income of the population and volume increase of auto crediting. The financial crisis has already caused the decline of credit volumes and in prospects it may influence negatively the income of Russians.
28 october 2008
Instability on financial markets and sharp growth of dollar rate began to influence the consumer desires. By the end of October the demand for Lada cars has significantly grown at Togliatti site which is the indicator of Lada cars market. Afterwards the prices for AVTOVAZ’ products began to increase.