Auto dealers from Russia asked the French automotive company to compensate for losses in the amount of 8.5 billion rubles. due to the departure of the brand from the Russian market. The Russian Association of Automobile Dealers (ROAD) sent a letter to Jean-Dominique Senard, the head of the automaker, on this matter. Wrote agency RIA Novosti.
“On May 2, 2023, a group of Russian Renault dealers sent an offer on behalf of Renault President Jean-Dominique Senard to Renault France to sign an agreement to compensate for losses of 8.5 billion rubles caused by the Russian dealers. It is a result of the Renault brand’s withdrawal from the Russian market,” said Alexei Podshchekoldin, head of ROAD.
According to him, this is the second attempt by the Russian side to negotiate compensation out of court. The amount stated includes the cost of buying / renting buildings for dealerships, restructuring cost according to Renault standards, employee training, credits.
Renault automobile concern left the Russian market in the second half of May 2022. The company’s factory (now Moskvich) was sold to the Moscow government for a symbolic price.
In the second half of April, the Prime Minister’s agency, referring to a message from ROAD vice-president Andrey Petrenko, said, WroteThat Russian car dealers are preparing a class action lawsuit to collect Renault’s 1.5 billion rubles from automaker Moskvich.