Earlier in January 2016, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed his government to revamp the automotive industry by 2025. The initiative comes as the economy suffers through a second year of decline, and is a view to sustaining long-term success.
It is not the first time the Russian automotive sector has been in turmoil. Following the last global market crash, Russian new car sales totalled only
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