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Russian Automotive Market Research Sales of the new mid-size GAC GS5 crossover will start in the Russian market on September 5. According to preliminary information, prices for the novelty will vary from 1.5 million rubles to 2.0 million rubles. GAC GS5 will be presented in Russia with 1.5-liter petrol turbo engine capacity of 137 HP in combination with 6-speed automatic gear box. The crossover will be offered with front-wheel drive. GAC GS5 is...

Russian Automotive Market Research On August 24 Haval plant in the Tula region suspended car production for a two-week corporate leave. The company increases production volumes to meet demand. By mid-August more than 250 employees had been recruited to work at the plant. In September the plant plans to launch the second shift of assembly lines of Haval H5 and H9 frame SUVs.

Russian Automotive Market Research Ural automobile plant and GIRD automobile plant (Miass) presented a joint development - the new model of Berloga shift bus on the Ural NEXT all-wheel drive chassis. The vehicle is based on the extended 6x6 Ural NEXT-4320 chassis. Berloga is designed to transport teams of up to 20 people in comfortable conditions. Passenger seats inside the van feature the frost-resistant cover, there are a folding table and...

Russian Automotive Market Research Russian Automotive Market Research prepared forecasts of the residual value of light commercial vehicles and trucks for 5 years. The reports predict depreciation of the best-selling LCV and truck models for 1 year, 2 years, etc. up to 5 years of operation. Each model under consideration has a specified body type (dropside vehicle/curtainsider, van, reefer, etc.). According to RAMR's forecast, GAZ GAZELLE...

Russian Automotive Market Research AVTOVAZ launched production of the compact Lada Granta Cross station wagon in the new version Quest. LADA Granta Cross became the second model in the Quest line-up. LADA Largus was the first car produced in this version. The concept of cars in the version Quest provides contrasting details: the roof in Granta Cross Quest is painted in the color «Panther» (black), railings, as well as 16-inch light alloy wheel...

Russian Automotive Market Research According to Russian Automotive Market Research, in January-July 2020, sales of new luxury cars in the Russian market amounted to 447 units, which was a 11.7% decline on January – July 2019. Two TOP-5 brands showed increase in sales: Rolls-Royce (+12.6%) and Lamborghini (+2.2%). Sales of Ferrari cars remained at the level of the last year. Over the first seven months of 2020 1 046 luxury cars were sold in...