If you want to get a sense of how sanctions are affecting the Russian economy, Avtovaz, which produces the ubiquitous Lada, is a good place to start.
, mostly because of price hikes, supply chain hits and nervy Western carmakers finalising their exit strategies.
Airbags aren't in yet, but they should be by the end of August. Anti-lock braking systems should arrive from China at some point next year. "The fact that China has capabilities and technology and that they are now replacing what Europe has given up is no secret. We already hear from Western manufacturers that if they leave, someone else will replace them. And now we see how that works."Plenty of Western companies are sitting tight, their operations on hold or indeed not.
"Russia is still part of the market despite the sanctions," says Azat Temirkhanov from the Autostat car analytics agency in Tolyatti.
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