The Russian government is changing the rules of its utilisation scheme, through which it allocates state aid for the reimbursement of fees paid by carmakers that are intended to cover eventual vehicle recycling charges. Carmakers in the country are divided over whether linking the utilisation scheme to the localisation programme is fair.
A number of Russian-based carmakers with high localisation rates have expressed their support for tying the point-based localisation system to the utilisation fee reimbursement programme. They include Kamaz, Volkswagen, Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi (RNM) Alliance, Avtovaz and Gaz.
However, others have voiced their opposition, including Avtotor, BMW, PSMA Rus and Volvo Trucks, who said the new scheme would create a situation in which some gained additional market share and funding at the expense of worsening market conditions for others.
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