“In general, our production volume was about 620,000 vehicles at the end of 2022, which is 60% less than in 2021,” Albert Karimov, deputy head of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, told the Federation Council at the parliamentary session. hearings on the development of the domestic auto industry.

Earlier, the Russian Association of European Companies (AEB) reported that the past year was catastrophic for the Russian car market. Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in our country fell by 58.8% compared to 2021 to 687,370 units.

It is worth noting that, according to unofficial data, a new curator of the “automotive” direction has recently appeared in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Igor Boytsov became the director of the Ministry’s automotive and railway engineering department. Recall that in the period from 2017 to 2021 he worked as the general manager of the Nissan plant in St. Petersburg. And before that, in 2013-2017, he headed the Russian Renault plant.

“In general, our production volume at the end of 2022 was about 620,000 vehicles, which is 60% less than in 2021,” Albert Karimov, deputy head of Russia’s Ministry of Industry and Trade, told the Federation Council at the parliamentary session. hearings on the development of the domestic auto industry.

Earlier, the Russian Association of European Companies (AEB) reported that the past year was catastrophic for the Russian car market. Sales of new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in our country fell by 58.8% compared to 2021 to 687,370 units.

It is worth noting that, according to unofficial data, a new curator of the “automotive” direction has recently appeared in the Ministry of Industry and Trade. Igor Boytsov became the director of the Ministry’s automotive and railway engineering department. Recall that in the period from 2017 to 2021 he worked as the general manager of the Nissan plant in St. Petersburg. And before that, in 2013-2017, he headed the Russian Renault plant.