Sales of car fire extinguishers in Russia have been halved, mainly due to the cessation of car production in the spring of 2020 and the withdrawal of some car brands from the Russian Federation due to the application of anti-Russian sanctions. A representative of the company Yarpozhinvest, which accounts for about 50% of the Russian car fire extinguisher market, believes that sales will not return to pre-crisis levels anytime soon.
Sales of car fire extinguishers have fallen by 40% to 50% since March 2022. They fell sharply, mainly due to a decrease in goods shipments for the finishing of finished cars. AvtoVAZ stood up, import stopped. To this day, this situation continues with the sale of car fire extinguishers, “Quotes Gazeta.Ru Andrey Voronov, the company’s executive director.
Many Russian factories, especially Toyota, Mercedes-Benz, Nissan and Mazda, had a fire extinguisher in the motorist’s kit, which was completed directly on the conveyor. It was the cessation of their work that brought down the fire extinguisher market. But the repeal in September of the requirement to check a fire extinguisher during technical inspection will have minimal impact on sales, experts say.
- Simplified inspection rules have been in force in Russia since September 1.
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