the Russian auto industry

Doug Henwood dhenwood at panix.com
Sat Jul 6 10:51:28 PDT 2002


A Russian unknown to me writes:


>Dear sirs,
>
>Automobile in Russia - this is not merely facility
>of movement or adjuvant" on work and at home. It
>became just like the cult. But Russian automotive
>cult phenomenon off the beaten path and it is
>impossible to compare with cults car in US, to
>Europe or Japan. Automobile for Russian consumers
>became scale, slat, as to which judge about the
>economic well being of family buying automobile. If
>at man in Russia emerges automobile (new or
>second-hand) - this event take one's stand rubbed
>for debate and envy at neighbors. And for family
>buying automobile, it by take one's stand host pain,
>because, for man in Russia automobile - this 'the
>second wife", with which it conducts larger time,
>than with genuine wife.
>
>So was, exist and, maybe, will always.
>
>So what presents the Russian automotive industry now
>of at the beginning XXI century?
>What measures admit the leadership of Russian
>automotive companies and the leadership of state for
>the branch conclusion from crisis?
>Why Russian automotive companies have almost
>exclusive power on inner market, but cannot attain
>good results on exterior markets?
>
>I`ll try make clear common situation in Russian
>automotive industry and in future to answer them.



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