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Half measures: how the authorities are “saving” the Russian car industry

  • May 17, 2022
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Authorities are slowing down and coming up with half measures to support the collapsing Russian car market. With the obvious need to cancel the “clearance” of at least

Half measures: how the authorities are “saving” the Russian car industry
Authorities are slowing down and coming up with half measures to support the collapsing Russian car market. With the obvious need to cancel the “clearance” of at least used cars, they are in no way responding to this obvious challenge of the time. They don’t want to abandon the infamous scrap collection, just give car manufacturers a reprieve. Nevertheless, according to the experts of the AvtoVzgolyad portal, there is still some progress.

To say that new precepts will come into effect from February 24 of this year is not saying anything. Even changing the calendar or canceling the New Year wouldn’t have had such an effect. The “litmus test” of the special operation in Ukraine revealed many problems and shortcomings, both in the Russian economy and in the simple life of compatriots. And they began to be dissolved, albeit slowly. They also remembered the common people.

A monstrous shortage of vehicles – from cars to tractors and special equipment – has been growing geometrically since the start of the pandemic. They explained it by a lack of chips, or by forced shutdowns of factories, or by a disruption in supply chains. At this rate, marketers should soon be using magnetic storms and astrology. But here Russia “helped” everyone: now you can close every hole in the plan and the miscalculation with the Russians. It is plausible! In fact, however, the scheme was much simpler: the thinner the trickle, the more expensive the sip. This approach, coupled with cheap loans, allowed the cost of each car to be disproportionately accelerated. And as a result, increase the profit of each sale. However, the plan came to a dead end.

The higher the price of new cars became, the more attractive were the forgotten options: “right hand drive” from Japan, European trek, Armenian numbers and so on. At some point, the volume of such machines became so great that they noticed it even from the “red towers” ​​and decided to regulate it. But in today’s historical circumstances, routine operations should not only have a stick, but also a carrot. They debate it day and night in state institutions. And the case got off the ground.

Firstly, the monarchs have reduced excise duties on agricultural machinery: grain and products will soon “become their weight in oil”, which is why farmers are already actively helping today, including by lowering tariffs on equipment imports. But, as the AvtoVzglyad portal suggested, this move was just the first in a series of similar ones. Recently, Prime Minister Mishustin turned on the second round in black and white: from now on, everything necessary for investment projects and Russian enterprises will be bought without “clearance”. However, this is not all.

State Duma deputy Ivan Sukharev came up with a very popular initiative: to give every Russian the opportunity to import a new car into Russia at a reduced customs duty no more than once every five years. Today, the customs clearance rate for a new car or a used foreign car is no older than three years – just think – from 54% if the car costs less than 8,500 euros, to 48% if it is more expensive. The deputy also suggested charging only 5% if someone drives a car for themselves. In such a simple way, cars will become cheaper at the same time and a large number of Russians will have the opportunity to renew their family fleet. Attractive as hell!

The operation of the process seems to be something like this: we all go to a car dealership, select a model and equipment, deliver documents that we buy for ourselves (such a service can be organized quickly and efficiently in “My Documents”), pay and wait. Dealers are likely to “invent” such a product soon, and the price of localized cars will have to “match”. Otherwise no one will buy them.

Admittedly, no response has yet been received from government offices to the deputy’s initiative. And even if it seems, it’s unlikely to become that interesting to consumers. After all, the officials have not stopped waste collection, but only postponed payment to car manufacturers until the end of this year. Which in the end will not affect the final price of imported t/s. And at today’s prices no one buys them anymore – the fools are gone.

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To say that new precepts will come into effect from February 24 of this year is not saying anything. Even changing the calendar or canceling the New Year wouldn’t have had such an effect. The “litmus test” of the special operation in Ukraine revealed many problems and shortcomings, both in the Russian economy and in the simple life of compatriots. And they began to be dissolved, albeit slowly. They also remembered the common people.

A monstrous shortage of vehicles – from cars to tractors and special equipment – has been growing geometrically since the start of the pandemic. They explained it by a lack of chips, or by forced shutdowns of factories, or by a disruption in supply chains. At this rate, marketers should soon be using magnetic storms and astrology. But here Russia “helped” everyone: now you can close every hole in the plan and the miscalculation with the Russians. It is plausible! In fact, however, the scheme was much simpler: the thinner the trickle, the more expensive the sip. This approach, coupled with cheap loans, allowed the cost of each car to be disproportionately accelerated. And as a result, increase the profit of each sale. However, the plan came to a dead end.

The higher the price of new cars became, the more attractive were the forgotten options: “right hand drive” from Japan, European trek, Armenian numbers and so on. At some point, the volume of such machines became so great that they noticed it even from the “red towers” ​​and decided to regulate it. But in today’s historical circumstances, routine operations should not only have a stick, but also a carrot. They debate it day and night in state institutions. And the case got off the ground.

Firstly, the monarchs have reduced excise duties on agricultural machinery: grain and products will soon “become their weight in oil”, which is why farmers are already actively helping today, including by lowering tariffs on equipment imports. But, as the AvtoVzglyad portal suggested, this move was just the first in a series of similar ones. Recently, Prime Minister Mishustin turned on the second round in black and white: from now on, everything necessary for investment projects and Russian enterprises will be bought without “clearance”. However, this is not all.

State Duma deputy Ivan Sukharev came up with a very popular initiative: to give every Russian the opportunity to import a new car into Russia at a reduced customs duty no more than once every five years. Today, the customs clearance rate for a new car or a used foreign car is no older than three years – just think – from 54% if the car costs less than 8,500 euros, to 48% if it is more expensive. The deputy also suggested charging only 5% if someone drives a car for themselves. In such a simple way, cars will become cheaper at the same time and a large number of Russians will have the opportunity to renew their family fleet. Attractive as hell!

The operation of the process seems to be something like this: we all go to a car dealership, select a model and equipment, deliver documents that we buy for ourselves (such a service can be organized quickly and efficiently in “My Documents”), pay and wait. Dealers are likely to “invent” such a product soon, and the price of localized cars will have to “match”. Otherwise no one will buy them.

Admittedly, no response has yet been received from government offices to the deputy’s initiative. And even if it seems, it’s unlikely to become that interesting to consumers. After all, the officials have not stopped waste collection, but only postponed payment to car manufacturers until the end of this year. Which in the end will not affect the final price of imported t/s. And at today’s prices no one buys them anymore – the fools are gone.

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