19 Nov 2015 16:17

Car production in Russia plummets 11.4% in Oct - Rosstat

MOSCOW. Nov 19 (Interfax) - Russia produced 114,000 cars in October 2015, 11.4% less year-on-year but level with September 2015, the Federal State Statistics Service (Rosstat) said.

Russia produced 13,300 trucks, including chassis, in October, down 2% year-on-year but 4.8% more than in September; and 3,200 buses, 28.9 less and 4.8% less.

Russia's main car producers are OJSC Avtovaz , the Sollers group, OJSC Avtoframos (Renault's plant in Moscow). The country's main truck-builders are OJSC Kamaz and the GAZ group.

Car production fell 23.2% year-on-year in January-October to 1.1 million. Truck production fell 18.3% to 103,000 and bus production fell 16.6% to 29,000.