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Import of cars to Russia fell by 15.2% to 44.7 thousand cars in the first quarter of 2017. According to the Federal Customs Service (FTS) of Russia, in the reporting period, cars were imported to Russia for 1 million 328.6 million dollars.

Volvo Cars has announced a close partnership with Google, one of the world’s largest technology companies, to develop the next generation of its award-winning in-car infotainment and connectivity solution based on Android, offering access to a wide array of apps and services. I

Trade and finance company KAMAZ plans to sell up to a thousand of trucks by the buyback system in 2017.

KIA Motors Rus began the introduction of a new program in the field of after-sales service "Fast Service". Performing of a certain set of standard operations at an authorized KIA dealer will take only 60 minutes now.

Sales of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia in April grew by 6.9% and they were 129,476 cars.

AVTOVAZ sold 26,337 cars in the Russian market in April, which is more by 6.9% than in the year-ago period. Thus, sales of LADA cars show the continuous growth for the tenth month in a row, noted the analysts of the agency "AUTOSTAT".

The compact crossover Hyundai Creta remained the best seller in the SUV segment in the Russian market in April, by keeping the leadership for the ninth consecutive month. Last month, the sales of this model were 4583 vehicles.

Leidos (NYSE: LDOS), a global science and technology company, was awarded a prime contract by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to continue to provide hazardous materials management and disposal services at more than 440 airport screening checkpoints.

Experts of KAMAZ PTC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will participate in the All-Russian Scientific-Practical Conference on Topical Issues of the Development of Anti-Corruption Standards and Their Application which is to be held in Kazan on the 31st of May.