Chrysler Group plans to strengthen its presence in Russian car sales and production, a top executive said in the advance abstract of an interview with Automotive News Europe.
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May 26, 2007About 25 percent of Russians have had sex while driving, a poll released by KRC Research and Goodyear revealed. And this is just one of the things that make them the worst drivers in Europe.
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May 11, 2007Russian Machines, a unit of industrial holding Basic Element, owned by russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska, would indirectly acquire 20 million shares of auto parts supplier Magna International, raising speculation that the company is generating cash for a bid to buy Chrysler Group.
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The Georgian authorities have agreed to extradite Badri Patarkatsishvili, a media and financial tycoon, to Russia, the Civil Georgia web-site reported on Wednesday quoting a report by the Imedi Television, co-owned by Patarkatsishvili.
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March 7, 2007Isuzu is to sign a memorandum of understanding with major Russian automaker OAO Ulyanovsky Avtomobilny Zavod (UAZ) to set up a joint venture in Russia for production of small trucks, the Nikkei business daily said.
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February 22, 2007
The maker of luxury cars, Aston Martin, is set to expand its global dealership network to Russia. The Aston Martin franchise has been awarded to Andrei Lomakin and Andrei Boiko, who also jointly own A.G. Marine, one of the leading sellers of luxury yachts in Moscow.
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December 18, 2006
Based on results of 11 months of 2006, the sales of foreign cars (or cars produced in Russia on license from foreign automakers) have grown by 63 percent. The increase in absolute numbers amounted to 342,866 units. These figures give experts an opportunity to say that this year the total sales of foreign cars in Russia will exceed one million units for the first time in history.
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December 13, 2006The Eton-educated son of a Russian oil billionaire who killed a friend in a high-speed car crash was yesterday jailed for 6,5 years, The Times online website reported.
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December 8, 2006
DaimlerChrysler AG may join a project of Russia’s largest carmaker Avtovaz and Canada’s Magna International to build a $2 billion plant in Russia, the Vedomosti business daily reported on Thursday.
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December 7, 2006
Major, the exclusive distributor of the Alfa Romeo in Russia, has begun selling these cars in the country, Major said in a press release.
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December 6, 2006
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