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Despite the difficult market situation in 2016 Datsun managed to keep the dealership network, which has 69 dealers throughout Russia.

"Toyota Motor" company cut prices for four key models Toyota: Camry, RAV4, Land Cruiser 200 and Corolla.

According to the agency “Auto-Dealer-SPb”, in January of 2017 St. Petersburg plants Hyundai, Nissan and Toyota have produced 25,200 cars, which is 2.4 times more than in January of 2016.

The company "Nissan Manufacturing Rus" on February 27th announced the recall of 33,275 crossovers Nissan Qashqai, produced from September 23rd, 2013, until May 26th, 2016.

IKEA US is in the process of installing more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations bringing the total to 32 IKEA locations by early Spring. The Three Blink® electric vehicle (EV) charging stations* reflect the IKEA goal to be carbon free, as EVs have zero tailpipe emissions.

A shift from traditional shipping to refrigerated containers has a positive impact on Colombian containerised trade growth, with 11 new markets opening for its banana, avocado and pineapple exports.

Ahold Delhaize reported a strong fourth quarter and full year performance with solid sales growth and margins in the year of its landmark merger

According to a survey, conducted by the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", the market leaders in 15 Russian cities with population over 1 million people by the results of 2016 were only three models.

Russian dealers of Mazda sold 1513 cars by the results of January, which is more by 7% than a year ago. As a result, the market share of the brand was 1.9% against 1.7% a year before, according to AEB data.

Analytic agency "AUTOSTAT" conducted a study of the Russian market of new cars, which covers the Luxury segment. At the end of January of 2017, the volume of this market was 61 units, which is worse by 13% than a year before.

According to a survey conducted by the analytic agency "AUTOSTAT", Moscow and St. Petersburg are the leaders among the subjects of the RF by sales of new passenger cars per thousand inhabitants. In both capital cities, this figure is 16 units.

Korn Ferry (NYSE:KFY), the preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm, today announced that the firm will release financial results for the fiscal year 2017 third quarter (ended January 31, 2017) on Monday, March 6, 2017. 

TripAdvisor^®, the travel planning and booking site, today announced the winners of its Travelers' Choice^® awards for Beaches.

Ulyanovsk Automobile Plant plans to double the supply of cars for export in 2017. It was announced by the General Director of the company, Vadim Shvetsov, during the visit of the governor of the Ulyanovsk region, Sergey Morozov, in UAZ.