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VW has announced that it will stop selling Seat cars in Russia by early next year because of the country’s economic downturn and weakening ruble. In September, Opel Group announced that it would scale back production in Russia citing similar reasons.
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- Gm Europe Becomes Opel Group, Considers Adding Budget Cars To Rival Dacia
General Motors announced that GM Europe has been renamed Opel Group to reflect the “widened scope of European activities". Effective July 1, 2014, the decision sees Opel Group lead GM’s European business including Russia, with the new...
- Ford To Lay Off 950 Workers And Reduce Output In Russia As Ruble Falls And Demand Wanes
Ford's joint venture with Russian automaker OAO Sollers plans to cut output and reduce staff at its two local plants because of the country's deteriorating economy and a weakening ruble, in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and economic...
- Possibly One Of The Most Innocent Road Rage Incidents You'll Ever See In Russia
Given that, as we have witnessed so many times, pulling out a weapon for the slightest of reasons is not at all uncommon during road rage episodes in Russia, this incident is just about as funny and innocent as it gets. For some unknown and quite possibly...
- Toyota To Add Second Shift At Its St. Petersburg Plant As Russian Sales Rise
Toyota will add a second shift at its vehicle production facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting from this September and for this reason, it has hired 600 new workers, which bring the total headcount to 1,750 employees. The Japanese company began...
- The Mother Of All Potholes In Russia Takes Down Three Cars And A Truck
If we tried really hard we could probably come up with something smart to say about this larger-than-life pothole in Moscow, Russia, that gulped down three passenger cars and a large truck, but we just had to repeat a side-splitting reader comment that...
Cars
VW Pulling Out Seat Brand from Russia on January 1 Next Year
VW has announced that it will stop selling Seat cars in Russia by early next year because of the country’s economic downturn and weakening ruble. In September, Opel Group announced that it would scale back production in Russia citing similar reasons.
Read more »
- Gm Europe Becomes Opel Group, Considers Adding Budget Cars To Rival Dacia
General Motors announced that GM Europe has been renamed Opel Group to reflect the “widened scope of European activities". Effective July 1, 2014, the decision sees Opel Group lead GM’s European business including Russia, with the new...
- Ford To Lay Off 950 Workers And Reduce Output In Russia As Ruble Falls And Demand Wanes
Ford's joint venture with Russian automaker OAO Sollers plans to cut output and reduce staff at its two local plants because of the country's deteriorating economy and a weakening ruble, in the wake of Russia's annexation of Crimea and economic...
- Possibly One Of The Most Innocent Road Rage Incidents You'll Ever See In Russia
Given that, as we have witnessed so many times, pulling out a weapon for the slightest of reasons is not at all uncommon during road rage episodes in Russia, this incident is just about as funny and innocent as it gets. For some unknown and quite possibly...
- Toyota To Add Second Shift At Its St. Petersburg Plant As Russian Sales Rise
Toyota will add a second shift at its vehicle production facility in St. Petersburg, Russia, starting from this September and for this reason, it has hired 600 new workers, which bring the total headcount to 1,750 employees. The Japanese company began...
- The Mother Of All Potholes In Russia Takes Down Three Cars And A Truck
If we tried really hard we could probably come up with something smart to say about this larger-than-life pothole in Moscow, Russia, that gulped down three passenger cars and a large truck, but we just had to repeat a side-splitting reader comment that...