Originally Posted by
ORAC
Sanctions starting to bite. Car production just about zero, and presumably that also maps across to trucks, buses, tractors… and tanks.
Only cars still being produced are basic models with no air bags, ABS, locking seat belts, radios or electronics…
https://www.businessinsider.com/russ...-report-2022-6
Automobile manufacturing in Russia (thousands)
Dec 2021: 126,0
Jan 2022: 95,1
Feb 2022: 108,0
Mar 2022: 40,9
Apr 2022: 19,9
May 2022: 3,7
Out of 24 plants operational before February 24, only two are still operating.
Luckily demand has tanked. Even chinese exports of cars to russia has gone down, something like 80 million in man 2021 to 30 million in may 2020