"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.
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 infoLeader among the models for the first time was KIA Rio.
14 july 2008
Chevrolet is going to replace the model Nubria, a car of a middle class in Europe, with a new sedan Cruze. At the beginning of October the car will be represented at the Paris car salon for the first time
14 july 2008
During the first six months of 2008 Volkswagen realized 20586 of passenger- and 4661 of commercial cars in Russia through official dealers. Comparing with the same period of the last year, the total growth of sales constituted 38% (a year ago there were realized 13273 of passenger – and 2360 of commercial cars.
11 july 2008
The russian automotive market could become the biggest market in Europe until the end of the current year. This is the opinion of partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers Stanley Root. According to his estimation, there will be sold 3, 6 – 3, 8 mln cars in Russia in 2008. At the same time, the annual sales of german automotive market are 3, 3 – 3, 4 mln cars.
11 july 2008
As “AUTOSTAT” informs, in June AVTOVAZ stopped to output the cars LADA 112. At the main conveyer they were completely replaced by hatchbacks LADA Priora, whose output will reach the planned production capacity this month.
10 july 2008
On totals of the first half – year of 2008 General Motors showed a 60% growth in Russia and sold 181138 cars. So, the rates of growth of sales of the american automotive concern in Russia is leaving behind a 35% growth of market
10 july 2008
For the first six months of 2008 the sales of Ford constituted 97626 cars at the russian market. In comparison with the same period of the last year (when there were realized 81618 cars), the growth of sales is +20%. Mondeo showed the biggest increase. Comparing with the first six months of 2007, the sales of this model grew on 100% until 6126 cars
10 july 2008
The russian dealers of Volkswagen will output a new model Tiguan on the 1st of August in 2008. The model will be offered in two modifications - Track & Field and Sport & Style, which ensure different possibilities of geometric cross-country ability. The both modifications are offered with two engines: one with 150 h.p. – 1.4 TSI (the recommended price 904000 rur) and another with 170 h.p. – 2.0 ТSI (1053550 rur). They work in pair with 6- speed automatic gearbox
10 july 2008
The make Nissan is rather popular in Russia: its park is on the second place after Toyota in quantitative sense. For the beginning of the current year there were over 800 thsd of Nissan cars registered in GIBDD. The specialists of the analytic agency “AUTOSTAT” forecast that the park of Nissan will exceed 1 mln units until the end of 2008
10 july 2008
During the first six months of 2008 the filial Peugeot has realized 20331 cars in Russia. This index exceeds the volume of sales of Peugeot on 96% against the first six months of 2007, when there were sold 10386 of Peugeot cars. So, the rates of growth of sales of Peugeot cars leave behind the rates of growth of the market (+36% on data for the end of May).
10 july 2008
In Turin there were signed a memorandum of understanding in questions of development of automotive components and of uniform platform for cars Mini and Alfa Romeo. The production of the third generation of BMW Mini and of another model MiTo, on basis of Fiat Grande Punto, has to be started at the beginning of the next decade. Fiat and BMW also consider the possibility of development of a new family of gasoline and diesel engines.