Cars
AvtoVAZ, the largest carmaker in Russia, announced that it will cut 13,000 jobs at its main plant in Togliatti because of dwindling sales of Lada models. Controlled by the Renault Nissan Alliance, AvtoVAZ last year posted a loss and is trying to revive its business in tough economic environment amid the crisis over Ukraine. Read more »
- Datsun On-do Production Begins In Russia, Priced From $9,580
Nissan has started production of the Datsun on-DO, the new family sedan developed specifically for Russia. The four-door, five-seat compact model is built at the Togliatti plant as part of a partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Avtovaz....
- Russian Car Market Expected To Shrink As Much As 20 Percent This Year
Auto sales in Russia are expected to fall up to 20 percent this year as economic growth slows, said AvtoVAZ CEO Bo Andersson. Russia’s car market ended 2013 with a 6 percent drop, according to the Association of European Businesses in Moscow....
- Spied: Mi-do Hatchback, Well, Not Me, But Datsun
After taking a controlling stake in Russia's automotive firm AvtoVAZ, better known as Lada, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has opened the doors to a brave new world of re-badged models. Read more »...
- This Ain't A Joke: Russia's Lada To Sponsor Renault F1 Racing Team
Remember all the classic Lada jokes of the 80s and 90s of the sort that one could crank out endlessly because the patterns are so reliable? Jokes like these: "What do you call a classic Skoda? A Lada" and "What do you call the shock absorbers...
- Russian Renault
At one point will Lada just be a Russian Renault? Who knows.... but there is now a chance that AvtoVAZ's most infamous brand could be on the up-and-up. Renault just took hold of a 25% stake in the Russian group. Why the interest from the French? Russia...
Cars
AvtoVAZ to Cut 13,000 Jobs at its Main Plant in Russia
AvtoVAZ, the largest carmaker in Russia, announced that it will cut 13,000 jobs at its main plant in Togliatti because of dwindling sales of Lada models. Controlled by the Renault Nissan Alliance, AvtoVAZ last year posted a loss and is trying to revive its business in tough economic environment amid the crisis over Ukraine. Read more »
- Datsun On-do Production Begins In Russia, Priced From $9,580
Nissan has started production of the Datsun on-DO, the new family sedan developed specifically for Russia. The four-door, five-seat compact model is built at the Togliatti plant as part of a partnership between the Renault-Nissan Alliance and Avtovaz....
- Russian Car Market Expected To Shrink As Much As 20 Percent This Year
Auto sales in Russia are expected to fall up to 20 percent this year as economic growth slows, said AvtoVAZ CEO Bo Andersson. Russia’s car market ended 2013 with a 6 percent drop, according to the Association of European Businesses in Moscow....
- Spied: Mi-do Hatchback, Well, Not Me, But Datsun
After taking a controlling stake in Russia's automotive firm AvtoVAZ, better known as Lada, the Renault-Nissan Alliance has opened the doors to a brave new world of re-badged models. Read more »...
- This Ain't A Joke: Russia's Lada To Sponsor Renault F1 Racing Team
Remember all the classic Lada jokes of the 80s and 90s of the sort that one could crank out endlessly because the patterns are so reliable? Jokes like these: "What do you call a classic Skoda? A Lada" and "What do you call the shock absorbers...
- Russian Renault
At one point will Lada just be a Russian Renault? Who knows.... but there is now a chance that AvtoVAZ's most infamous brand could be on the up-and-up. Renault just took hold of a 25% stake in the Russian group. Why the interest from the French? Russia...