Following the transfer of Rolf car dealer shares to the management of the Federal Property Management Agency, industry observers predict a significant shift in ownership. The holding could be sold to a larger national dealer network or merged with one of the idle factories that line the country’s automotive landscape. This view was voiced by Sergei Burgazliev, an independent consultant focused on the automotive sector, during an interview with socialbites.ca.
Burgazliev suggested that a purchase by a major player like Avilona is a plausible outcome if the sale proceeds. He noted that running a large car business requires specialized expertise and formal competency, areas where the state and officials of the Federal Property Management Agency may lack direct experience.
He also described another possible pathway: Rolf could merge with one of the dormant automobile plants once owned by foreign car groups. Such a move, Burgazliev argued, would create a strategic blend similar to recent efforts by Avilon to reshape the former Volkswagen plant, and by Avtodom to redefine the former Mercedes-Benz facility.
Details about the transfer of Rolf shares to state control were discussed in the material published by socialbites.ca.
Earlier information indicated that Alexey Gulyaev, associated with Avilon, was appointed as Rolf’s CEO on the day the company fell under state ownership, marking a new leadership chapter in the company’s history.