“I can’t believe they will turn into Lada”: what to transport with the authorities now Officers began to buy used foreign cars due to the lack of new cars

With the suspension of the supply of Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai and Kia to the Russian car market, Russian authorities limited the choice of personal cars. Automobiles supplied to the country by individual dealers within the scope of “parallel imports” do not pass the parameters of public procurement. That is why some state organizations decided to transfer their employees to products of the domestic auto industry.

The Kaluga region administration told socialbites.ca that regulatory legal acts severely restrict state and municipal customers from purchasing cars at a price. For this reason, Lada brand was preferred for purchases. The management also stressed that “customers in the Kaluga region do not buy and do not plan to buy foreign cars.”

“This year, only domestic-made cars of the Lada brand were purchased,” the press service of the regional administration said.

The E1.ru edition explains that the day before the Yekaterinburg administration submitted an application to the public procurement portal for the purchase of 17 AvtoVAZ vehicles, proposing the same.

get the remainder

According to socialbites.ca, despite the changes in the Russian market and price increases, most state enterprises continue to buy foreign cars.

“Government customers continue to carry out purchasing procedures. They buy as cars of familiar brands (foreign auto companies – socialbites.ca), which still remain in the warehouses of dealers,

and show interest in cars of Chinese brands that meet the requirements of the law

– Production on the territory of the Russian Federation, cost restrictions, etc., Andrei Gusev, deputy director of the corporate sales department of the Avilon automobile group, told socialbites.ca.

According to him, demand from government customers remains high, as they need to constantly update transport.

“Traditionally, the most popular type of car among government customers was sedans of various classes.

“However, due to the extremely limited supply in this segment, demand is shifting to other types of cars, particularly crossovers and SUVs.”

Confirmed interest of government agencies in new Chinese passes and certification documents For Haval F7 and F7X cars in a special color scheme that appeared in October on Rosstandart’s open database. Vehicle type approval (OTTS) for such vehicles bearing the symbols of the police, the Russian Guard, the Investigative Committee and the military traffic police was received by the Nizhegorodets company, which makes car modifications.

the old ones will end

In the Tula region, the authorities are in no hurry to transfer employees to AvtoVAZ cars. Instead, existing foreign cars will be provided with proper maintenance.

“Existing vehicles are regularly maintained and repaired in order to extend their life.

In 2022, new cars of foreign manufacturers, including Toyota, BMW, Mercedes-Benz, Hyundai, Genesis, are not purchased, ”the press service of the regional administration told socialbites.ca.

The regional administration added that the purchase or rental of cars imported into the Russian Federation through parallel import is also not planned. Even in higher offices, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development told socialbites.ca that this year the ministry “does not plan to carry out competitive procedures for the purchase of new cars” without haste with the transition to domestic cars.

And the old one will do, if only import

It was noted that this year, some government agencies applied for the purchase of second-hand cars through the public procurement portal socialbites.ca. There are also many applications for the provision of transport services between orders – the provision of a car with a driver. In particular, the Nedvizhimost State Unitary Enterprise of the Leningrad Region (repairs state infrastructure facilities) on November 15 applied for the purchase of a pickup truck not older than 2019, with a mileage of not more than 40 thousand km.

For such a car, the institution is ready to pay about 4.2 million rubles. In the tender documents it is stated that it should be equipped with a diesel engine.

The overall dimensions of the vehicle given in the terms of reference correspond to the parameters of the Toyota Hilux pickup truck.

The design institute Bashzhilkommunproekt has placed an order for the purchase of a Chinese crossover Chery Tiggo 7 Pro with no more than 30,000 km, in at least 2021. The documentation even specifies the specific requirements for the quality of the machine:

“Like new, no signs of mechanical damage or corrosion.”

In addition, the institute buys a Volkswagen Tiguan crossover with mileage of up to 50,000 km. The cost of two batches with used cars is about 4.5 million rubles.

And with a driver

In the Saratov region, the authorities plan to spend 1 million rubles on transport services for their own State Duma deputy (to get around the region) in 2023. For 800 hours of operation. As can be seen from the procurement documents of the state agency for the centralization of the Saratov region supply, for these purposes it is necessary to use a Kia Sorento crossover or its equivalent not older than 2017.

The district, which was also received by the administration of the Omsk region, plans to spend 2 million rubles on transport services for the senator and deputies of the lower house of parliament. Requirements for the car next year include a sedan or station wagon body, six airbags, climate control and heating of two seats; this excludes the participation of AvtoVAZ and UAZ products in the competition.

the law does not say so

Sergey Burgazliev, an independent automotive industry consultant, says that the current legislation imposes strict requirements for the localization of cars supplied under state contracts, and this issue has not yet been resolved.

“As of January 1, 2023, the number of points for automotive equipment purchased for the state’s needs for cars and trucks will increase. Even the Lada lineup does not quite fit into the new parameters,” Burgazliev explains to socialbites.ca.

The expert emphasizes that to overcome this moment, it is necessary to change the public procurement legislation by introducing delays or to change the 719th government decree that regulates localization, but both are a big problem.

“Depending on the segment, the volume of government car purchases is about 30 thousand cars per year,” Burgazliev estimates.

Anton Shaparin, vice president of the National Automobile Association (NAS), believes that even given the current state of the automobile market, Russian authorities cannot be expected to switch to AvtoVAZ products on a large scale.

“For a long time, at the regional level, the problem was solved very simply: if an official wanted a tall Mercedes-Benz with a light-coloured leather interior, he would rent it.

Shaparin tells socialbites.ca that with it all restrictions on budgetary legislation are lifted.

If the car is rented, the problem of acquiring and maintaining it falls to the contractor, and nothing prevents him from importing and legally re-registering the vehicle to an individual for parallel import, Shaparin adds.

Also, despite the restrictions set forth in federal legislation on domestic automobile production and marginal price, departments and regions can adopt their own regulations and purchase the required cars in the right quantity according to them. National Assembly.

“I do not believe that they will switch to Lada. You can’t just take such a Russian official, ”Shaparin concluded.