The most popular taxi car in Russia in the first half of 2024 was the Hyundai Solaris. reports “Lenta.ru” cites a study conducted by the “Avtotek” service.
“The subcompact car Hyundai Solaris became the leader in the share of vehicles used. The report also included Kia Rio, Renault Logan, Volkswagen Polo and VAZ (LADA) Granta in the top five.
Also in the top 10 were two Skoda models: Octavia and Rapid. In seventh place among them was the Ford Focus. The top ten was completed by the domestic VAZ (LADA) Vesta and the South Korean Kia Optima.
It happened before that knownIt was reported that the average salary of a taxi driver in Russia by the end of 2023 will increase by 23% compared to the previous year and will amount to 107 thousand rubles. Taxi drivers receive the highest salary in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug – 150 thousand rubles. The demand for taxi drivers in Russia increased by 21% in 2023 compared to 2022.
Irina Zaripova, Chairperson of the Public Council for Taxi Development statedHe said that in order to combat the shortage of taxi drivers in Russia, immigrants should be employed in this business. According to him, permission for immigrants to work in taxis should be temporary and such drivers may be required to pass additional exams in the traffic police to ensure road safety.
Russians before warned from using the services of private taxis that take you to the metro.
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Source: Gazeta
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