Although Uzbek automotive brand Ravon has suspended its activity in Russia, there are signals that it will soon return to the Russian market. “Uzbek cars Ravon can return to the Russian market already this year,” Rashid Temrezov, the Head of Russia’s Karachay-Cherkess Republic, said in a message to local MPs. He noted that cars would…
Ukrainian plants manufactured 1,880 motor vehicles in January-April, down by 31.4% YoY, according to the Ukrainian Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association, UkrAutoProm. In particular, over the first four months, Ukrainian plants produced 1,587 cars (-33.4%), 15 commercial vehicles (-85.1%), and 278 buses (+9%). According to preliminary data provided by the association, 139 vehicles were manufactured in…
The Ukrainian aircraft manufacturer Antonov is carrying out works to improve the AN-158 regional jet, the company has said on its official Facebook page. “Nowadays, the aircraft are tested to widen operational conditions for all the aircraft of the AN-1X8 family. After that, the aircraft will be reequipped with Western and Ukraine-made equipment and systems…
In the coming months, the production of new Peugeot 207 will begin in Azerbaijan’s Neftchala industrial site, Chairman of the Board of AzerMash OJSC Emin Akhundov declared. Production will begin this summer, he noted. “The price of Peugeot 207 cars, equipped with an automatic transmission, will be 17,500 manats. We are currently negotiating with the…
Georgia will start producing electric cars that will appear on local as well as EU markets starting in 2020, announced the Prime Minister of Georgia Mamuka Bakhtadze. One of the world’s largest electric car manufacturers, the Changan Corporation, will construct a production factory in the western Georgian city of Kutaisi. “Production capacity of the plant…
Kazakhstan negotiates with a number of Indian tractor makers including Mahindra & Mahindra company for the purchase of tractors and agri-input mechanization equipment to boost the agriculture, the country’s ambassador in India Iskander Baitassov reported. “We are holding dialogues with some Indian tractor makers. Negotiation with Mahindra & Mahindra is ahead than others. We are…
Kyiv-based Bogdan Corporation, one of Ukraine’s major motor vehicles manufacturers, has manufactured the first 18-meter bus body for electric buses of Bluebus, a French manufacturer of environment-friendly public transport vehicles, as part of a new contract signed earlier this year. “Partnership with European companies is an important vector of the corporation’s development, which seeks to…