In the medium term, Russian road transport production should double. This conclusion comes from Got government approval today RF has developed a strategy for the development of the country’s automotive industry through 2035, which assumes that Russian vehicle production will increase from about 800,000 vehicles per year currently to 2.8 million vehicles per year over the next 8.5 years.
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In addition to the direct growth in output, the updated automobile industry development strategy also means the unification of the basis of automobile parts, and manufacturers are obliged to carry out local production in the country. In addition, the document also pointed out that it is crucial to improve the labor productivity of the automobile industry by increasing the automation of all production processes of relevant enterprises.
Of course, only time will tell whether the implementation of the above strategies is realistic. Practice shows that this is entirely possible if you wish: for example, in the most “abundant” and “cloudless” years – 2011 to 2013 (inclusive), Russia produced 1.99 to 2.23 million cars per year. It then gradually declined and collapsed in 2022 after Western automakers unilaterally terminated cooperation with Russia.
