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Car market
AvtoVAZ is preparing to install panoramic roofs for LADA Azimut

In preparation for the production of LADA Azimut crossover, unique automated equipment for mounting a panoramic roof has been installed on the AvtoVAZ's main assembly line. A robotic stand for mounting the panoramic roof has been installed at the very beginning of Assembly Line No. 1, where LADA Aura and Vesta based on the same platform are produced, and where Azimut will be produced. For installation, which takes approximately four minutes...

Car market
Assembly of Rox cars will begin at Avtotor in June 2026

Assembly of Chinese brand Rox cars at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad will begin in June 2026. Rox 01 model will be the first to enter the assembly line, followed by Adamas. Both models are based on the same platform, with Adamas featuring improved equipment of the higher level. NAPI (National Industrial Information Agency)

Commercial vehicle market
Special purpose vehicles on the KAMAZ-65951 chassis were delivered to the Leningrad Region environmental police

The heaviest-duty tow truck in Russia, developed in collaboration between KAMAZ PTC and Kuzovstroitel, has been handed over to the Leningrad Regional Environmental Police. The special-purpose vehicle is based on the KAMAZ-65951 chassis. The tow truck, based on the high-tech K5 generation KAMAZ chassis, transferred to the environmental oversight agency is aimed at improving the efficiency of handling overloaded vehicles and equipment...

RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
The 15-year-old LADA PRIORA became the best-selling used car in the first quarter of 2026

According to the NAPI, 1.3 million used cars were sold in January-March 2026. Of these, 24.6% were Russian-branded cars (0.3 million units), and 75.4% were foreign-branded cars (0.9 million units). The 15-year-old LADA PRIORA became the leader of the TOP-10 list of best-selling used cars …

VEHICLE PRODUCTION IN RUSSIA
What is falling more: production or the market?

According to the NAPI, in January-May 2025, car production increased, but the production and sales growth rate fell compared to the results of January-April :+8.1% and +12.2%, respectively. Truck production decreased by 7.5%, the truck market fell by 50.1%. The bus production did not decrease as much as new vehicle sales … 

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