Eugene Gerden

Mikhail Gevorkov, a co-owner of St. Petersburg-based Autocenter Aurora, says FCA has not been importing updated versions of vehicles for which demand in Russia is the greatest.

Skoda plans to boost sales of its Octavia hatchback/station wagon– the company’s best seller in Russia, accounting for 20% of sales– as well as the CUVs that have held up well despite the overall...

Expiration of the current tit-for-tat of local assembly in return for state benefits, which was established a decade ago, begins next year and concludes in 2019.

The Ford Sollers joint manufacturing venture between Ford and Russian automaker Sollers saw 2016 sales increase 10.2% from prior-year to 42,528 units, according to WardsAuto data. The overall market fell 11% to 1.4...

The Solaris' launch, combined with the Sonata’s return and more active promotion of the Creta CUV, should result in sales growth of 10%-12%, Hyundai says. 

The automaker is focusing its Russia strategy on an upcoming new version of its Outlander and a new, diesel-powered Pajero Sport,  which combine for 80% of Mitsubishi sales in a market where CUVs are among the...

The proposed subsidies do not have unanimous support from the government. Officials with the Ministry of the Economy, for example, believe ongoing state support could leave automakers without incentives to cut costs...

The utility vehicles’ share of the Russian market through the first 10 months of 2016 was 38.4%, up from 35.8% a year earlier.