The Western automakers that
dominated Russia s car market left following Moscow s invasion
of Ukraine, leaving a slumping production and sales in their
wake, with domestic producers and Chinese firms.
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By Gleb Stolyarov and Alexander Marrow (Reuters) - The Western automakers that dominated Russia's car market left following Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, leaving a slumping production and sales in their wake, with domestic producers and Chinese fir.
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The relaunch of a classic Soviet-era car, the Moskvich, by a state-owned company in November was celebrated by Moscow's mayor as showing the resilience of Russia's auto industry to Western sanctions. "This is a historic event," Sergei Sobyanin said as the Moskvich was unveiled at a factory the Moscow government took from French carmaker Renault last year for just one rouble ($0.01). But the rebirth of the Moskvich is also a sign of China's growing sway over an important sector of Russia's economy.