They promise growth in sales, despite the fact that the automotive industry remains one of the most affected by the sanctions.
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The Ministry of Industry and Trade is confident that in 2023 car sales in Russia will grow compared to last year. And this is despite the fact that “the automotive industry is one of those that suffered in terms of volume due to the challenges that have arisen in the economy as a whole,” said Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov.
“Given the forecasts, the current situation and external sanctions pressure, and even taking into account the fact that the first quarter of last year, enterprises were operating at full capacity, by the end of this year we expect to increase the figures of the past,” Karimov said.
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In 2022, the market amounted to about 1.050 million units, taking into account used cars imported into the Russian Federation, he specified.
Earlier, AUTOSTAT published a market forecast for 2023, which even in the worst case assumes that sales will amount to 630,000 vehicles, which is slightly higher than the level of 2022 (+0.5%). In the base scenario – 780 thousand units (+25%), and in the optimistic scenario – 870 thousand (+39%).
Source: Prime
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