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REPORT: Russian conglomorate plans merger of top three automotive brands

While competition between local automakers may have worked in individual markets in the past, that same fragmentation is one of the chief elements hampering the global competitiveness of carmakers hailing from emerging markets. China's automakers have been learning that lesson for some time now, and Russia could be next if national conglomerate Russian Technologies has anything to say about it. The industrial giant holds major interest in three of the country's biggest automotive companies – including 37.8% of truckmaker Kamaz, 25% of ... Read more →

Spyker's owner shot in apparent assassination attempt Chris Paukert

Reuters is reporting that Alexander Antonov, the owner of flamboyant Dutch supercar company Spyker, has been seriously wounded in an apparent assassination attempt while leaving his Moscow residence. ...

Moscow under seige of auto arsonist Michael Harley

click above for gallery of hot, hot heat Since last Thursday, more than 20 cars and trucks in the Russian capital of Moscow have been torched by an elusive car arsonist. Each of the fires is started ...

No surprise: GAZ has no interest in buying Jaguar/Land Rover Damon Lavrinc

Contrary to the reports that surfaced yesterday asserting that Russian automaker GAZ was interested in purchasing Land Rover and Jaguar, a spokesman for the company has officially denied the rumors. ...

That is one sharp Maserati John Neff

click above pic to view additional images of this one-of-a-kind "Shattered Glass" Maserati Quattroporte var digg_url = ...

Vervolf: the mysterious Russian limo 2 years ago on Autoblog

UPDATE: Concept sketches added after jump, which actually don't look half bad. A Mini, a Chrysler 300 and a Ferrari 612 once spent a crazy night partying in Moscow, and nine months later, this was the result: a hideously ugly, yet strangely intriguing luxury limousine. We don't know much about ...

From Russia with Love: GAZ Tiger-2 debuts at Moscow Motor Show 3 years ago on Autoblog

Gregory from CarDesign.ru tipped us off that Russian automaker GAZ unveiled a preproduction version of its Tiger-2 SUV at the Moscow Motor Show recently. The Tiger-2 looks very HUMMER-esque in profile, but has a face only a Russian drunk on vodka could love. And, are those... plastic wheel covers? ...






Autoblog Podcast #152: Paukert Enhanced!

Eddie Alterman wades in with Sam, Chris, Dan, and Jonny to talk about SEMA and other recent events.

 
 

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