It is planned to expand the automotive industry in Russia to provide a sufficient number of vehicles for taxi car sharing. informs “Parliamentary newspaper”.
Stanislav Shvagerus, head of the competence center of the International Eurasian Taxi Forum, noted that to meet the needs of taxi companies and car sharing companies in cars, the Russian auto industry will need to produce 150-200 thousand cars per year. However, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov noted that domestic producers are ready for this and will expand their production lines.
According to Pavel Fedyaev, the first deputy chairman of the State Duma Transport Committee, the decision to close this segment with cars of domestic production will be the right one. But for this, it is necessary to monitor the quality and safety of the cars whose fleet they plan to renew.
“We need the right economy here. So leasing companies give rates that allow cars to depreciate normally,” he said.
On June 7, it was learned that Russian President Vladimir Putin was present. given an instruction on the development of requirements for the use of Russian-made cars in taxis and car sharing.