The State Duma received 33 Lada Vesta cars, which deputies will have to switch to from this year. In this respect report Vedomosti relates to the interlocutor in the apparatus of the lower chamber.
It was noted that ordinary State Duma deputies can use such cars, and the vehicles will not be allocated to specific deputies. State Duma deputy chairmen and faction leaders will ride the Aurus. The committee chairmen may be given a new Lada model, most likely the Aura.
Volodin said that lawmakers should decide to use only domestic cars such as Moskvich, Lada and Aurus as official cars. stated In July 2023. He emphasized that Russia will not create its own auto industry if “there are other cars” and Russians drive cars from unfriendly countries.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade has prepared a list of machines that are recommended for civil servants to use primarily for official purposes. It includes the brands Lada, UAZ, Aurus and Moskvich. Volodin said that the deputies will use Lada, Aurus and Moskvich cars.
Federation Council President Valentina Matvienko also defended the use of domestic cars by authorities. According to him, he was driving an Aurus and before that he was driving a Mercedes-Benz.
Previously automobile expert Jan Heizeer statedHe said that the authorities perceived the domestic car as a test.