Import of chinese cars – a challenge to the russian automotive industry

Abstract

The first half of 2022 was a period of great trials for the Russian automotive industry. Due to the economic restrictions imposed by the West, the import of certain automotive components was directly prohibited, the supply of others became impossible due to the disruption of logistics chains. Many foreign car companies, including European and Japanese, were directly banned from investing in the Russian economy. As a result, automobile assembly plants, of which there have been many in Russia in recent decades, last spring still worked on the remnants of already imported machine kits, but by the middle of the year almost all of them stopped.

 Despite the fact that over time the Russian automotive industry has found a way to function in new conditions and is gradually adapting to them, the task of creating its own technologies and component base remains relevant.

The article provides an analysis of possible ways out of the situation of shortage of automotive components and identifies the most effective method for implementing localized production and minimizing the dependence of the industry on imports.