scooters
A major package of changes to the Road Traffic Rules (SDR) came into force on 1 March 2023. The document clarifies the rules for driving on roundabouts,
Having fixed priority for the driver entering the roundabout from the main road,
Stopping and parking on traffic islands were banned and blue signs indicating paid parking were introduced. The same changes in traffic rules have also introduced the concept of personal mobility device (IM).
These include electric scooters, hoverboards, unicycles and other similar devices.
The maximum speed for SIMs was limited to 25 km/h, it was allowed to be driven on the highway, and it was determined that the weight of the electric scooter that could be ridden on pavements and pedestrian areas should not exceed 25 kg. Additionally, age restrictions have been imposed on the use of SIMs: the use of SIMs on pavements and roadsides is allowed from the age of 14.
Taxi
In September, a new taxi law came into force, allowing self-employed people to work in this field, but introducing many new requirements for pickers and drivers.
Working in a taxi after the law comes into force
Drivers with criminal records for a number of serious crimes (burglary, burglary, grievous bodily harm, etc.) are not allowed to enter.
three or more unpaid fines for violations of traffic rules, as well as medical contraindications to driving.
The same law brought taxi aggregators into the legal arena and launched the Federal Taxi Information System with three registries; one of them contains data on ordering services, the other on cars and their owners, and the third on companies and individuals who have a work permit in Germany. taxi.
Utilsbor
sharply in Russia from August 1 grew up Recycling fee rates for cars. Depending on the engine size, this rate increased by 1.7-3.7 times for passenger cars, 2.5-3.4 times for commercial vehicles and 1.7 times for trucks.
This made importing cars into the country less profitable.
As a result, many of Russia’s largest dealers immediately abandoned parallel imports. However, the decision of the Ministry of Industry and Trade was warmly welcomed by domestic automobile companies, especially AvtoVAZ.
They were yours, now they are ours
In May 2023, St. Former Toyota factory in St. Petersburg affected under the management of JSC Obukhov Plant, owned by the defense concern Almaz-Antey. Two months ago, the Toyota factory was transferred to FSUE NAMI.
They want it there to start Production of the e-Neva electric vehicle designed by Almaz-Antey.
In May, it became known that the Volkswagen plant in Kaluga and the Russian representative office of the German automaker came under the control of a company that the media associated with the Avilon dealer holding. Company renamed It is located in Automotive Group Rus (AGR) and is working to continue car production.
The governor of the Kaluga region, Vladislav Shapsha, announced in late December that the restart of the plant has been postponed until early 2024.
Summer Sollers restarted Own car assembly shop in Vladivostok.
He began large-scale assembly of JAC pickups under his own Sollers brand.
The Russian automaker also signed an agreement to purchase a stake in the Isuzu Russian joint venture with the aim of restarting truck production at its Ulyanovsk plant.
The Kaluga Volvo plant came under the control of the Industrial Technologies group, which the media associated with Oleg Deripaska’s GAZ Group. The facility started production of Ural trucks.
The Russian organization PSMA resumed car production at the end of December and began assembling mid-size crossovers from Chinese car kits. About this in detail Wrote “socialbites.ca”.
AvtoVAZ and its company
The redesigned Lada Vesta was introduced again in February 2022, but was later discontinued due to parts shortages. Automobile production was moved from Izhevsk to Tolyatti, the component base and supplier pool were changed.
Updated Vesta is on mass sale has reached In June 2023. And it was in November announced About the launch of a Sportline car.
In the same June, a solemn ceremony was held to start production of Lada X-Cross 5 crossovers, which are a 100% copy of the Chinese FAW Bestune T77. However, this car was not intended to go on sale.
Some insiders stated that AvtoVAZ’s cooperation with FAW ended after the domestic plant was included in the US Treasury’s sanctions list in mid-September. MAZ Moskvich (former Renault plant) and Sollers also arrived there.
President of AvtoVAZ Maxim Sokolov in November aforementionedBanks from friendly and hostile countries block payments to the company.
In December, AvtoVAZ assembled a pilot batch of electric Lada Largus from the remains of old French car kits at a factory in Izhevsk. Mass production of the gasoline and electric versions of this model is planned to start in May 2024. KamAZ started production of K5 trucks based on a new sanctions-resistant component at the beginning of 2023.
At the beginning of the year, the ABS system began to be installed on the UAZ Patriot, but by the end of the year it again disappeared from the equipment of domestic SUVs and
Due to the factory’s failure to comply with government orders for the needs of the army, there was a shortage of “Patriot” and “Pickup” in dealers.
About this situation in detail Wrote “socialbites.ca”.
During the year, the Lipetsk Motorinvest plant of the Reznikov family of businessmen began the assembly of several new models from Chinese Dongfeng car kits under the Evolute brand. End new – crossover of the Evolute i-Jet with a power plant with a capacity of 585 horsepower.
Moscow in summer presented a new model – Moskvich 6 liftback based on the Chinese JAC Sehol A5 Plus, equipped with a 1.5 turbo engine with 136 hp, paired with a CVT. At the end of the year the car received a new configuration.
cars for civil servants
In October, the Ministry of Industry and Trade presented a list of recommended cars for Russian civil servants to use for official purposes. into this entry Lada, UAZ, Aurus, Moskvich, Evolute and Chinese models of the Haval brand.
State Duma deputies have already begun to be transferred to domestic cars. About receiving service Lada Vesta reportedHis deputy is Oleg Leonov.
Total
According to Rosstat, in the January-November period, Russian automobile factories produced 481.6 thousand new passenger cars, transmits TASS.
Automobile production increased by 17.5% compared to the same period last year.
64.2 thousand passenger cars were produced in November. New car sales in Russia for 11 months of 2023 grew up It reached 1.17 million units, an increase of 59% compared to the same period in 2022. The year’s results regarding automobile production and sales will be summarized in January.