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  • September 11, 2023
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Our officials really do not want to deal with such an unprofitable and difficult task as localizing production. But since it is clear that without this you will

Baba Yaga is against: NAMI sees no point in developing the Russian car industry
Our officials really do not want to deal with such an unprofitable and difficult task as localizing production. But since it is clear that without this you will not get far, they must reluctantly assure the people of Russia, including the President of the Russian Federation, of their fervent commitment to the development of the domestic production base. But not all bureaucrats support the party and government line, as the AvtoVzglyad portal surprised.

As we have written several times, in terms of achieving direct and especially personal profit, it is much more interesting for officials to establish direct imports than to build factories. But thanks to the dedicated efforts of a few economists who were in touch with reality, the masses gradually began to understand that without their own industry they would not get far. And now our car industry officials must adhere to volens-nolens. Nobles, so to speak, licked.

Three heroes – for localization

The Mayor of Moscow, the respected Sergei Sobyanin, discusses the future of his beloved brainchild – the Moscow car plant “Moskvich”:

– In the second phase we will have to increase components produced in Russia and localization. At the third stage – to create your own platform for an all-Russian car. I hope we get through these phases…

Well, after such words, I immediately want to rush to Tverskaya to warmly shake the courageous hand of Sergei Semenovich. Or here are the thoughts of AVTOVAZ President Maxim Sokolov:

– The development of the Russian car market in 2023 and our plans to launch new models, including together with new eastern partners, show that the time has come to invest in our development, as AVTOVAZ does, and in the development of our own divisions from suppliers will play a key role in this process technology. I am confident that together we will successfully overcome this turbulent period and achieve technological sovereignty for the Russian automotive industry…

Not a business speech, but a song! And finally, a few words about the prospects of the Kaliningrad plant, from the mouth of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov:

– AVTOTOR has plans to further increase localization. The intention is to master both welding and bodywork assembly by mid-2024. One of the main priorities of our work is the development of our own component production… The corresponding tasks are listed in the government’s “Strategy for the development of the domestic automotive industry…

And yes, a range of government support measures are also aimed at working in this area, including the Automotive Components Industrial Development Fund program, subsidizing R&D costs, subsidizing re-engineering costs…

In short, it’s just a kind of holiday. The country’s three major car companies are willing to sacrifice their bellies on the altar of the homeland in localizing production. Their fighting spirit is fully and completely supported by the entire Deputy Minister of the relevant department. It seems that with this attitude, in a few years we will defeat the Chinese in the same way that they themselves dealt with the Koreans, and they in turn, a little earlier, dealt with the Japanese.

Are there any disagreements?

But in reality, not everything is so rosy, as Baba Yaga is against it. And the role of this old woman is not just anyone, but Russia’s leading scientific organization in the field of the automotive industry: the State Scientific Center “Central Scientific Research Automobile and Motor Vehicle Institute (NAMI).” She doesn’t care much about the Development Strategy, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, or her deputy minister.

Let’s hear from NAMI Deputy General Manager for Marketing and Trade Nikolai Schmidt. With discouraging directness, he declares that reverse engineering is not a very popular activity because, as it turns out, “the job is cost-driven, and the execution of unique components and assemblies is expensive.”

To be clear, arcane reverse engineering is the study of an advanced machine to understand how it works. “We should not take on everything,” the representative of automotive science continues to amaze the public with the originality of his views, “we should choose what is profitable.”

Not as good as great, right? Reminds me of the old joke about a drunk man looking for something under a street lamp. A police officer approaches him:

– What are you doing here?

– I’m looking for the keys to the apartment.

– Where did you lose it?

– Yes, there, in the park.

– Why are you looking here?

– It’s brighter here.

Scandals involving representatives of the scientific community holding the highest positions should not surprise us; they have been occurring frequently lately. So maybe it’s time to fix something in the conservatory? So that experts put state interests first, and not personal or business interests?

Photo from the manufacturer.
Photo from the manufacturer.
Photo from social networks.

As we have written several times, in terms of achieving direct and especially personal profit, it is much more interesting for officials to establish direct imports than to build factories. But thanks to the dedicated efforts of a few economists who were in touch with reality, the masses gradually began to understand that without their own industry they would not get far. And now our car industry officials must adhere to volens-nolens. Nobles, so to speak, licked.

Three heroes – for localization

The Mayor of Moscow, the respected Sergei Sobyanin, discusses the future of his beloved brainchild – the Moscow car plant “Moskvich”:

– In the second phase we will have to increase components produced in Russia and localization. At the third stage – to create your own platform for an all-Russian car. I hope we get through these phases…

Well, after such words, I immediately want to rush to Tverskaya to warmly shake the courageous hand of Sergei Semenovich. Or here are the thoughts of AVTOVAZ President Maxim Sokolov:

– The development of the Russian car market in 2023 and our plans to launch new models, including together with new eastern partners, show that the time has come to invest in our development, as AVTOVAZ does, and in the development of our own divisions from suppliers will play a key role in this process technology. I am confident that together we will successfully overcome this turbulent period and achieve technological sovereignty for the Russian automotive industry…

Not a business speech, but a song! And finally, a few words about the prospects of the Kaliningrad plant, from the mouth of Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov:

– AVTOTOR has plans to further increase localization. The intention is to master both welding and bodywork assembly by mid-2024. One of the main priorities of our work is the development of our own component production… The corresponding tasks are listed in the government’s “Strategy for the development of the domestic automotive industry…

And yes, a range of government support measures are also aimed at working in this area, including the Automotive Components Industrial Development Fund program, subsidizing R&D costs, subsidizing re-engineering costs…

In short, it’s just a kind of holiday. The country’s three major car companies are willing to sacrifice their bellies on the altar of the homeland in localizing production. Their fighting spirit is fully and completely supported by the entire Deputy Minister of the relevant department. It seems that with this attitude, in a few years we will defeat the Chinese in the same way that they themselves dealt with the Koreans, and they in turn, a little earlier, dealt with the Japanese.

Are there any disagreements?

But in reality, not everything is so rosy, as Baba Yaga is against it. And the role of this old woman is not just anyone, but Russia’s leading scientific organization in the field of the automotive industry: the State Scientific Center “Central Scientific Research Automobile and Motor Vehicle Institute (NAMI).” She doesn’t care much about the Development Strategy, the Ministry of Industry and Trade, or her deputy minister.

Let’s hear from NAMI Deputy General Manager for Marketing and Trade Nikolai Schmidt. With discouraging directness, he declares that reverse engineering is not a very popular activity because, as it turns out, “the job is cost-driven, and the execution of unique components and assemblies is expensive.”

To be clear, arcane reverse engineering is the study of an advanced machine to understand how it works. “We should not take on everything,” the representative of automotive science continues to amaze the public with the originality of his views, “we should choose what is profitable.”

Not as good as great, right? Reminds me of the old joke about a drunk man looking for something under a street lamp. A police officer approaches him:

– What are you doing here?

– I’m looking for the keys to the apartment.

– Where did you lose it?

– Yes, there, in the park.

– Why are you looking here?

– It’s brighter here.

Scandals involving representatives of the scientific community holding the highest positions should not surprise us; they have been occurring frequently lately. So maybe it’s time to fix something in the conservatory? So that experts put state interests first, and not personal or business interests?

Source: Avto Vzglyad

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