Russia Automobile News--4.16.12

Russia gets its first Lamborghini dealership AutoWeek While luxury supercars have been a status symbol of the new upper class in Russia, owners often have resorted to buying secondhand or going out of the motherland for their latest top-dollar vehicle acquisitions. Automobili Lamborghini is betting on the ... See all stories on this topic »

Kaluga Plant Rolls Out First Peugeot 408 Sedan RIA Novosti The Kaluga auto plant built by the international automobile alliance of Peugeot Citroen and Mitsubishi has rolled out the first Peugeot 408 sedan car specifically developed for the Russian market, Peugeot said on its website on Monday. See all stories on this topic »

Global Automotive Transmission Systems Market to Reach 94 Million Units by ... PR Web (press release) Follow us on LinkedIn – As an important system that enables operation of an automobile, automotive transmission systems represents a robust market with opportunities closely following automotive production trends. An assembly of gears, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sales of Passenger Cars Worldwide to Reach 86.5 Million Units by 2017 ... PR Web (press release) GIA announces the release of a comprehensive global report on Passenger Cars market. World passenger cars market is projected to reach 86.5 million units by the year 2017. Growth will be primarily driven by strong GDP growth and rising discretionary ... See all stories on this topic »

Automotive Roundup April 2012 Platinum today Depressed car sales come amid a slowdown in the Spanish economy that has seen overall retail sales in the first two months of 2012 slip four per cent from last year. Sales of new cars in Russia were up 13% in March from the same month last year, ... See all stories on this topic » Platinum today

Belarus Estimates MAZ Assets at USD 1 billion in KamAZ JV deal SteelGuru RIA Novosti reported that the Belarusian government has valued the assets of the state-run Minsk Automobile Plant at USD 1.095 billion in a deal to establish a joint venture with Russian truck giant KamAZ. Mr Vladimir Semashko Belarusian First Deputy ... See all stories on this topic »