Wonder, too late and narrowly: state aid have not saved the Russian car market

Automotive Proizvodstvo09-06-2009 Wonder, belatedly and narrow: no state aid has kept the Russian car So far, Russia is continuing an unprecedented collapse in car sales abroad, the situation was corrected. In Europe and Asia even recorded growth in demand for certain classes of cars. The secret to success is simple, "said the deputy director of the agency Bigness.ru Avtostat Sergei Delete: sales grow where people quickly introduced clear incentives, but not where too much thought. In Russia, car sales continue to fall. Sale of passenger cars and light commercial vehicles in Russia in May this year to further accelerate - the decline was 58% compared to the same period in 2008. According to the Automobile Manufacturers Committee of the Association of European Businesses in Russia, is the largest negative figure since the fall of the market. Overall, since the beginning of the year sales slump in the automobile market was 47%. Reflecting this trend began and the volume of import of machinery into our country from abroad. According to the Federal Customs Service, the import of cars in Russia in January-April 2009 decreased by almost 70% over the same period last year. The reason is the demand recession in the country and massive unemployment. However, abroad, where the crisis lyutuet at least, the situation in the automotive market is much softer than in Russia.