Due to the lack of a development strategy for the domestic automobile industry, Russian cars are sold at the price of foreign cars. writes “Behind the Wheel” magazine with reference to the President of the Association of “Russian Automobile Dealers” (ROAD) Alexey Podshchekoldin.
“The measures that the government is taking now are aimed at closing the gaps. The problem is that there is no real detailed development strategy. What we have now does not work. They say that manufacturers should assemble cars here, but the question is: from what? Where are the components, how to increase localization?” – he said.
The expert added that in Russia it is necessary to first create a component base and only then organize the production of machinery.
Before that reportedCar sharing and car rental services in Russia are expected to increase the cost of their services by 10-20% by the end of 2024. This was reported by the Mash Telegram channel with reference to the National Automobile Association (NAU).
“With the advent of sanctions, the situation has become even worse: car maintenance has become more expensive, prices for everything have skyrocketed, and dealers can no longer provide new cars under the old conditions. The result is already visible: losses/profits for unpopular services are about the same. Users spend the same amount of money on maintenance as they bring in, experts from the National Automobile Association (NAU) said.
The US warned that after the increase in the recycling fee, the prices of the most popular cars with a two-liter engine will increase by more than 300 thousand rubles. In this regard, updating the fleet will become more expensive, and services will be forced to raise prices for services.
It was there before named Three main problems in the auto parts market in Russia.