At first AVTOVAZ introduced the sports version of the crossover LADA XRAY at the XXVI International Exhibition "World of car" that was opened in St. Petersburg.

As a result of the market research "Car service market in Russia", carried out by the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", the capacity of the car service market for passenger cars in 2016 was calculated.

The St. Petersburg plant Hyundai in the first quarter of 2017 produced 54 thousand cars, which is more by 30% than the same indicator of the last year.

Russian dealers of Skoda began to accept orders for a new Kodiaq SUV. The cost of the car in the basic version of Active, available after localization of production in the first half of 2018, will be 1 million 500 thousand rubles.

Russian dealers of KIA sold 14614 cars in March, which is more by 18.5% than in the previous year. According to preliminary data, KIA has kept its leading position among all foreign automobile brands represented in Russia, with an estimated market share of 10.6%.

Russian dealers of Volkswagen sold 6953 cars in March, which is more by 16% compared to the last year.

Indian conglomerate Essar will close the sale of a majority stake in its 400,000 b/d Vadinar refinery to Russian investors between 20-30 April.