Automotive Logistics

JANUARY 14, 2019

The US is planning to lift sanctions imposed on companies owned or controlled by Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska and has once again postponed the introduction of sanctions against the Russian carmaker Gaz Group, in which Deripaska has a controlling interest. New ownership is necessary. TDI diesel engine in Nizhniy Novgorod.

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Automotive Logistics

OCTOBER 31, 2018

Volkswagen may purchase a stake in Gaz Group in order to help the carmaker avoid US sanctions, said Russian deputy prime minister Dmitry Kozak, speaking during a press-conference in Moscow on October 19. Negotiations have already taken place, but the final decision has not yet been made, Kozak added.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

At a meeting with Herbert Diess, general director of VW in Moscow on April 12, Putin said the Russian government was grateful for the investments and the increasing localisation, and as a consequence it could count on state support in future. In 2018, it manufactured 200,000 finished vehicles there and exported 20,000 of them.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 23, 2019

At a meeting with Herbert Diess, general director of VW in Moscow on April 12, Putin said the Russian government was “grateful” for the investments and the increasing localisation, and as a consequence it could count on state support in future. In 2018, it manufactured 200,000 finished vehicles there and exported 20,000 of them.

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Automotive Logistics

APRIL 25, 2018

Speaking at a press conference on April 13, VW’s chairman Herbert Diess said the possible sanctions were a concern and that if sanctions against Gaz were applied, VW would have to review its business relationship with the Russian vehicle-maker. It also assembles Sprinter Classics for Daimler at the plant.

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