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The factory without a warehouse

March 15, 2012 Artem Zagorodnov, reporting from Vladivostok
Car giant Sollers shows how to set up a profitable automobile factory in Russia’s Far East

Revving up to speed

January 19, 2012 Tai Adelaja, Russia Profile
Buoyed by double-digit growth in automobile sales, the Russian government is prodding foreign carmakers to expand domestic car production

Illegal taxis soon to be gone from Moscow streets

September 1, 2011 Daria Kostina, Lara McCoy Roslof
"Gypsy cabs" face a crack-down under a new law that goes into effect Sept. 1

Sergei Petrov: The billionaire car salesman

June 24, 2011 Ben Aris
In one of Russia's most corrupt sectors, a former taxi driver managed to make good by staying clean

Russia’s car market reaches critical mass

March 22, 2011 Ben Aris
International producers anxious to establish a foothold in what is expected to become Europe's largest auto market

Moscow without Lamborghinis

February 1, 2011 Anton Kutuzov
The Italian supercar's distributor is taking it off the Russian market.

Medvedev congratulates KAMAZ-Master with victory at the Dakar-2011 tournament

January 17, 2011 Combined reports
President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Russia’s KAMAZ-master team on winning the Dakar-2011 rally-marathon, which ended on January 15 in South America

Bumper business ahead for new Magna plant

December 1, 2010 Irina Filatova, The Moscow Times
A Canadian auto parts manufacturer expects the Russian automotive market to play a “significant role” in its global growth strategy.

Formula One races into Russia

October 25, 2010 Charles Armstrong-Wilson, special to Russia Now
Vladimir Putin puts his seal of approval on a contract to bring the Grand Prix circus to town

Russian star launches supercar (+multimedia)

October 4, 2010 Tim Gosling, Business New Europe
Nikolai Fomenko has made a move from critiquing cars on tv to creating one of his own.

Russian motorcyclist sails over flying kamaz Truck (video)

July 1, 2010 Lenta.ru
Russian motor-freestyler Alexei Kolesnikov jumped over a flying race truck belonging to the KAMAZ-Master team

BMX Motorcycle Mania

June 28, 2010
At first glimpse, the small mountains of red dirt and revving motorcycle engines appeared grossly out of place in Red Square. But soon Bull X-FIghter motorbikes were soaring gracefully as if in flight over the Kremlin walls and St. Basil's colorful

Russia's car sector stalls, but foreigners still investing

June 5, 2010 Ben Aris, bne
The global financial crisis has cut into the market for cars in Russia, but foreign manufacturers still see a future in the sector.

Kremlin moves to rescue car industry

March 11, 2010 Ben Aris, BNE
Is it a Russian cash for clunkers? Prime Minister Vladimir Putin promises to pay for trade-ins if the buyer purchases a Russian-made car as part of an attempt to rescue the country's ailing automotive sector.

Russian government approves Prokhorov's hybrid car project

March 4, 2010 RIA Novosti
A plan for Russia's first hybrid car has been approved, with the backing of the Kremlin and financing from Mikhail Prokorov.

European producers back Russian cars

February 23, 2010 Maria Antonova, The Moscow Times

Deal on wheels: now Opel knows its route

October 1, 2009 Irina Sukhova, Russia Now
Sberbank wins a stake in Opel

Experts say the car market is still alive and will soon grow again

April 2, 2009 Alex Knelz, Russia Now
A bad year ahead, but the long view is optimistic

Russia expected to be third largest global market by 2012

January 22, 2009 Autoblog
Russia has long been included under the "emerging markets" umbrella that carmakers have been saying would lead to future industry growth

The rebels find a cause

January 13, 2009 Sergei Balashov, Russia Profile
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