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Car market
Details about the Russian version of the new GAC S7 have become known

GAC has revealed the versions of GAC S7 hybrid crossover for the Russian market. The model will be available in two versions: ST and SX Premium, Autonews reports, citing the brand's press service. The basic version of the model features LED headlights with high beam control assistant (iHBC), panoramic roof, heated windshield, electrically driven tailgate, external battery charge indicator, dual-zone climate control, etc. Technically, the...

Commercial vehicle market
KAMAZ presented a new KAMAZ-65658 tanker truck

KAMAZ, together with its authorized partner, NPO Transmaster plant (Miass), has launched a tanker truck on the KAMAZ-65658 chassis of the latest K5 generation, designed for the transportation and short-term storage of drinking water. The novelty is based on the modern KAMAZ-65658 three-axle chassis, which belongs to the transport family of the latest K5 generation. This multipurpose three-axle vehicle is often chosen by retailers for food...

Commercial vehicle market
MAZ-303 arrived in Rostov-on-Don

The head of Rostov-on-Don, Alexander Scriabin, inspected and rode a new MAZ-303 compressed natural gas bus. The event was attended by Sergey Koronchik, General Director of MAZ-RUS LLC, and representatives of the Minsk Automobile Plant, who arrived in the city with an official visit. MAZ-303 is the first third-generation bus in the region. The government of the Rostov-on-Don region purchased the model at the end of last year after it was...

RUSSIAN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET
Cars aged under 3 years account for more than 40% of Moscow’s taxi population

According to the NAPI, as of January 1, 2026, the Moscow taxi population numbers 89.5 thousand cars with valid permits. The most popular models in the population are KIA (16.1%), HYUNDAI (11.2%), and CHERY (10.7%). TOP-10 also included such European brands as VOLKSWAGEN and ŠKODA, Chinese HAVAL, GEELY, and BAIC …

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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