Automobile expert Igor Morzharetto said that the stocks of cars of foreign brands in Russia are depleted, it will take 3-6 months. DEA News”.
“Today, in Russian logistics centers and dealers, many foreign cars are either out of stock or approaching. <…> We are left without the cars we are used to,” he said.
Morzharetto recalled that the assembly enterprises of foreign companies have practically not worked since March, there are practically no deliveries of foreign cars to the Russian Federation. However, a number of companies are now competing with Chinese and Korean cars. In particular, the expert noted that China is actively replacing the positions lost by foreign automakers, and the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad continues to assemble Korean cars.
At the end of February 2022, economic sanctions were imposed on Russia, which also affected the automobile market, and the importation of electronic components and spare parts for automobile production into the Russian Federation was prohibited. Most automobile factories in the country had to suspend production, many foreign car brands temporarily stopped the delivery of cars to Russia.
Earlier, another automobile expert, Mikhail Kononchuk, visited the largest logistics terminal in the Moscow region and saidHe said that the cars offered on it, especially Kia, Geely and Haval produced in Russia, will be sold out within two months.