OREANDA-NEWS. Production of passenger cars in Russia in 2014 is predicted at the level of 1.8 million cars. It was stated by Minister of Industry and Trade of Russia, Denis Manturov. In 2013, the production of cars in this country decreased by 2% to 1.9 million cars. Thus, the decrease in production of cars in 2014 will be about 5.3%, says the agency "Finmarket".

According to Rosstat, for eleven months of 2014 the Russian assembly lines produced 1.6 million cars - it is less by 10.3% than a year before. According to the agency "AUTOSTAT", sales of new passenger cars at the end of 2014 will be about 2.3 million units, which is less by 11% than the results in 2013 (2.61 million units).