US EUROPE AFRICA ASIA 中文
    World / Europe

    Russia 'may ban car imports' if West applies new sanctions

    By Reuters in Moscow (China Daily) Updated: 2014-08-19 06:52

    Russia may tighten retaliatory sanctions against Western nations to include a ban on imports of cars, if the United States and the European Union impose additional sanctions on Moscow, daily newspaper Vedomosti reported on Monday.

    The impact of the measure on many foreign automakers would be softened because their factories inside Russia would not be affected, but high-end brands such as Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz could be more vulnerable as they have to be imported.

    No one at Daimler was immediately available for comment.

    The West accuses Russia of arming separatist rebels in Ukraine, an allegation Moscow denies. Western governments imposed sanctions on Moscow, including on its financial and energy sectors, and Russia has already hit back by stopping imports of many food products.

    Vedomosti reported that a ban on vehicle imports was among additional proposals put before Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying he had rejected the idea but it remained an option in the event that Western nations impose new sanctions.

    Russia 'may ban car imports' if West applies new sanctions

    Citing an unnamed government source, the paper said Russia may fully or partly ban imports of cars from countries that impose sanctions on Moscow, though it also quoted another source saying the government had not yet been instructed to prepare the introduction of any new measures.

    Russia's industry ministry had no immediate comment.

    The article did not specify if the proposed ban would cover all imported vehicles, including trucks and buses as well as passenger cars.

    Imports accounted for 27 percent of passenger car sales, 46 percent of trucks and 13 percent of buses in the first half of 2014, Vedomosti said.

    Foreign carmakers have invested around $5 billion in setting up local production in Russia since the mid-2000s. The government encouraged the trend by raising import duties on cars and lowering tariffs on parts.

    US automaker Ford Motor Co, Germany's Volkswagen AG, France's Renault SA, Japan's Toyota Motor Corp and South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co are among those which produce locally.

    Daimler has a joint venture with Russian truckmaker Kamaz OAO to assemble Mercedez-Benz trucks in Russia, but it does not make passenger cars in Russia.

    (China Daily 08/19/2014 page12)

    Trudeau visits Sina Weibo
    May gets little gasp as EU extends deadline for sufficient progress in Brexit talks
    Ethiopian FM urges strengthened Ethiopia-China ties
    Yemen's ex-president Saleh, relatives killed by Houthis
    Most Popular
    Hot Topics

    ...
    中文字幕无码高清晰 | 无码人妻黑人中文字幕| 97免费人妻无码视频| 亚洲一区日韩高清中文字幕亚洲| 九九久久精品无码专区| 日韩va中文字幕无码电影| 中文一国产一无码一日韩| 97无码免费人妻超| 亚洲日韩国产AV无码无码精品 | yellow中文字幕久久网| 精品无人区无码乱码大片国产| 中文字幕无码无码专区| 暖暖免费中文在线日本| 色综合久久中文字幕无码| 久久精品无码专区免费| 国产亚洲人成无码网在线观看| 永久免费av无码网站yy| 无码av人妻一区二区三区四区| 无码人妻精品中文字幕| 中文字幕无码AV波多野吉衣| 久久av高潮av无码av喷吹| 69天堂人成无码麻豆免费视频| 亚洲AV日韩AV永久无码免下载| 无码播放一区二区三区| 国产啪亚洲国产精品无码| 一本本月无码-| 无码人妻一区二区三区一| 久久久网中文字幕| 免费中文字幕视频| 日日摸夜夜爽无码毛片精选| 自拍中文精品无码| 成人无码AV一区二区| 中文字幕乱码无码人妻系列蜜桃| 熟妇人妻中文av无码| 国产麻豆天美果冻无码视频| 亚洲AV无码一区二区三区性色| 亚洲AV无码乱码国产麻豆穿越| 人妻无码一区二区三区免费| 国产网红无码精品视频 | 亚洲国产精品无码久久青草| 天码av无码一区二区三区四区|