Automotive news

• The importation of foreign cars to Russia by the unofficial dealers won’t be forbidden23:00 06-05-2009

  The import of foreign cars to Russia by unofficial dealers won’t be forbidden. Overnight the presidium of the Supreme Arbitrage rejected the suit of the company “Porsche Russland” for the illegal importation of the SUV Porsche Cayenne by the private firm. Such importation was called “grey import”.

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• The government of Ukraine will offer its own transport tax rates22:10 05-05-2009

  The prime minister of Ukraine Yulia Timoshenko has promised the following: the draft law of the transport tax rates decrease will be directed to the parliament. There are already five such draft laws registered in the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine now.

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• In the year 2009 the automobile market of Ukraine can reduce twice23:00 04-05-2009

  The sales volume in the Ukrainian auto markets in the year 2009 has reduced by 45-50% in comparison with a previous period – up to 320000 pieces. The causes of such reduction are the decrease of consumer crediting volume by 75-80% and also a deep devaluation of the national currency – by 50.1% against USD and by 38% against EUR, and this has led to the lowering of the payment capability of the most people.

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• The import of foreign cars to the Far East has practically stopped.00:50 03-05-2009

  Right away after the raise of the customs for the foreign cars the import of such cars across the frontier in the Russian city Vladivostok has reduced by a factor of 18.

  The new customs rates, which are twice as big as previous, came into force from the 12^th of January 2009. During the first 11 days of the new year the custom house worked without days off and has registered 4500 cars.

  Now they register in the custom house 50 cars from Japan per 24 hours. But the Russians import mainly midget cars with small engine capacity.

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• The “grey” market in Ukraine works on the cars 2008 and starts to overcome the crisis23:00 02-05-2009

  The operators of the “grey” market sell out the stores of the year 2008; they offer “unique” prices, which are by 40-50% smaller than the prices in the autumn 2008.

   

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• The last year‘s reserves of foreign cars in Russia will decrease already by July20:00 01-05-2009

  In December the Number of foreign cars that haven’t been sold by the official dealers in Russia made up 200-250 thousand pcs. Such cars are being sold at low prices. This fact stimulates the demand for foreign cars.

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• The Russian auto market has taken the fourth place in Europe by the sales volume23:00 30-04-2009

  The considerable reduction of the sales volume of new cars, which was stated in Russia in January, has become a reason of the positions fall of the Russian auto market among the European auto markets.

   

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• The Parliament of Ukraine has reduced the due on the trucks importation23:00 29-04-2009

  The Parliament of Ukraine has accepted the customs tariff changes concerning the import duty for the truck tractors and semitrailers. This law intends the decrease of the import duty rates on the tractive units and semitrailers.

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• The American cars are being forced out from the Ukrainian roads23:00 28-04-2009

  There exist many complications when registering the cars, which are intended for the American market. The control toughening for such cars has started already in the year 2008.

   

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• The gasoline is getting more expensive in Ukraine23:00 27-04-2009

  In spite of the fact that oil is getting cheaper on the world market, the price of gasoline on the Ukrainian filling stations is rising. People have to pay 5.75 UAH for 1 liter of the most saleable sort of gasoline A-95.

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• The 23% customs will not influence the prices of the cars23:00 24-04-2009

  Today, on the 6^th of March the Law about the additional 13% customs duty rise on the imported goods including cars comes into force.

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• The Parliament of Ukraine has reduced the transport duty23:00 23-04-2009

  The Parliament of Ukraine has passed the changes in the law about the taxes on the transport vehicles. This document reduces the tax rates on the transport vehicles at the initial registration and at the execution of re-registration or the technical checkup.

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• The automobile shows are being closed in Ukraine23:00 22-04-2009

  The crisis that has seized the auto market of Ukraine began to tell on the Quantity of automobile shows and stores. In the peak months of the year 2008 Ukraine counted more than 1200 auto shows, but already in March 2009 their Number will noticeably decrease.

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• The auto sales in Ukraine showed plus23:00 21-04-2009

  There was stated a rise in the Ukrainian market in February. The number of cars sold has increased by 15% in comparison with January 2009.

   

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• The supply volume oft he cars from Japan to Russia has decreased almost by 60%23:00 20-04-2009

  January 2009 was marked by sudden reduction of the car exports from Japan to Russia. In general there were exported 233859 cars from Japan to Russia in January. In comparison with the last year the current import volume is lower by 59.1%.

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• The protest action of the automobilists against the import duty on the foreign cars is cancelled23:00 19-04-2009

  The protest action of the automobilists against the raise of the import duty on foreign cars, which was planned for the 1^st of March 2009, didn’t take place. The Automobilists Federation of Russia has refused carrying out of the action.

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• The auto dealers call the government on to repeal the income tax on the used cars18:00 18-04-2009

  The Ukrainian Association of auto importers and dealers (the UAAID) calls the government on to repeal the income tax on the selling of used cars. It was reported by the General Manager of UAAID during the round-table discussion in Kiev.

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• The number of auto cars will decrease20:00 17-04-2009

  The automobile production in Ukraine has decreased in January 2009 as against January 2008 by 85.6% (up to 4.5 thousand pcs.). It was reported by the State Committee of Statistics of Ukraine.

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