Russian oligarchs who haven’t ‘mysteriously’ fallen to their death are in for some good news as Aurus has unveiled the all-new Komendant. Designed to provide “impeccable comfort on any journey,” the Komendant is an ultra-luxury SUV in the same vein as the Bentley Bentayga and Rolls-Royce Cullinan. The similarities to the latter are unmistakable as […]
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Mazda Could Soon Sell Its Stake In Russian Joint Venture
Mazda could sell its stake in their Russian joint venture to local car manufacturer Sollers. Mazda and Sollers currently operate a joint venture in the country and began producing vehicles together at a Vladivostok facility in 2012. In addition to building one of Sollers’ models for the local market, the factory also handles the production […]
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Toyota Officially Shuts Down Russian Factory After Pausing Production Last March
Toyota today announced that it will end vehicle production at its plant in Saint Petersburg, Russia. The decision follows the automaker’s decision to suspend activities at the plant in March. Toyota said in a statement today that it paused production at the plant on March 4 “due to interruption in the supply of key materials […]
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VW Could Move Production Out Of Germany Due To Natural Gas Shortages
Volkswagen is considering moving car production away from Germany if current problems with natural gas supplies extend into 2023. The drastic plan is one of several being discussed at Wolfsburg and could potentially result in Volkswagen switching production for several model lines from its German and Eastern European plants to other VW Group factories in […]
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Lada Planning New Models, Targets Annual Production Of Half A Million Vehicles
Europe’s sanctions on Russia might have caused serious problems in the local automotive industry, but Lada is hoping for a rebound with new model launches planned for the future and a new production target of 500,000 vehicles per year. AvtoVAZ, the owner of the Lada brand, is now free of Renault Group’s influence after the […]
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Anonymous Subject Moscow To Huge Traffic Jam After Hacking Taxi Hailing App
Russia’s Yandex Taxi had its ride-hailing app hacked earlier this week, leading to a massive traffic jam in Moscow. The hacktivist collective Anonymous has taken credit for the attack. Hackread reports that hackers bypassed Yandex’s security mechanisms, creating multiple false orders for taxis and sending all available cars to the same location, the city’s Fili […]
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Speedsters For Everyone? Volkswagen Stockpiling Windshields Over Fears Of Glass Shortage
We’ve heard of carmakers building vehicles without certain safety and convenience features to get around a shortage of semiconductors, but this latest supply-chain threat is potentially more problematic. Volkswagen is stockpiling windshields over fears that Europe is about to suffer a major glass shortage. Automakers work on a just-in-time basis to avoid having huge stocks […]
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Porsches And Bentleys Are Piling Up At Finland’s Helsinki Airport As Russians Bypass Flight Ban
Expensive luxury cars including Porsches and Bentleys have become a staple feature at Finland’s Helsinki airport parking garage as rich Russians look for ways to avoid EU restrictions on travel from Russia. One of the European Union’s responses to the attack on Ukraine was to ban Russian aircraft from entering European airspace, a move that […]
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Lada e-Largus Based On Previous-Gen Dacia Logan Could Become AvtoVAZ’s First EV
Lada might be in rough shape after the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the sanctions applied on the country, and the divorce from Renault Group, but this didn’t stop the automaker from presenting its first EV in the form of a concept car. The Lada e-Largus is an electric version of the Largus station wagon which […]
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Russia’s AvtoVAZ Is Offering Workers $3,100 Buyouts
AvtoVAZ is offering workers at one of its production facilities a one-time payment of roughly $3,100 to take voluntary redundancy as it battles sanctions and supply shortages. During the week, Russia’s largest car manufacturer asked the staff at its Izhevsk site to find a new job within the company or resign by accepting the one-off […]
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