Russia: still supporting exports
By Vladislav Vorotnikov2020-03-09T17:46:00
As its domestic market stagnates, Russia is continuing to seek growth abroad and is subsidising the export of vehicles and parts – at a cost of more than $60m a year. The government is seemingly succeeding in its ambition of turning the country into a fully fledged automotive exporter, as its official target is to establish exports of at least 240,000 vehicles per year by 2025 – ideally up to 400,000 – and recent growth in this segment suggests that these figures could be within reach.
The Russian government reimburses up to 80% of the costs associated with finished vehicle and automotive component delivery to foreign markets. Until 2016, the logistics subsidies were envisaged only for delivery across the border, but then the support was expanded to the entire supply chain. Russian analysts believe the most urgent task for the Russian automotive industry now is to diversify export supplies.