According to Russian Automotive Market Research, in the first three months of 2019 sales of new trailers and semi-trailers in Russia increased by 4% to 6.56 thousand.

In the first quarter of 2019, Russia registered 17,143 new trucks of gross vehicle weights exceeding 5 tons, according to statistics collated by LLC Avtostat Info.

In Q1 2019, Russia registered a total of 22,038 LCVs, which is 2.3% fewer than in the same period of last year, LLC Avtostat Info states.

The Gorky Auto Plant of GAZ Group in Nizhny Novgorod has begun commercial production of the new GAZelle NEXT 4.6 vans with an extended wheelbase.

Volgabus has delivered ten Volgabus CR12E electric buses to the city of St. Petersburg.

Ford of Europe AG has signed a memorandum of understanding on a significant restructuring of its Ford Sollers joint venture in Russia, focusing exclusively on expanding its commercial vehicle business there.

The GAZ Group has laid a foundation stone marking the start of construction of a new truck and bus assembly plant in the town of Hajikabul.

Hyundai Truck and Bus Rus (an official representative office and subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company, established in February 2017) has started series assembly of the Hyundai HD35 and Hyundai35City light commercial vehicle range (with gross weights stated as 3.5 tons) at the Avtotor plant in Kaliningrad.