Gazprom may enter the capital of Russian luxury carmaker Aurus. The newspaper reports this “Vedomosti” Quoted from three sources.
The timing of the agreement is unknown, but according to one of the sources, the decision has been made at the government level.
According to another source, the agreement will be monetary as the manufacturer needs investment to develop the automobile project. Another newspaper source said Gazprom could buy up to 40 percent of Aurus from its largest shareholder, FSUE NAMI, a state institute affiliated with the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
20 October Ministry of Industry and Trade introduced List of cars recommended to Russian authorities to use “as a priority”. These include domestic Lada, UAZ, Aurus, Moskvich, Evolute and Chinese cars of the Haval brand.
Previously Kia’s Russian office discovered in Kazakhstan.